People in the neighbourhood: Homeless with Mira
He has always been part of the neighbourhood. Long before we knew his story, we knew his dog. For our children, walking to school, he wasn’t a "homeless man"—he was simply the owner of the German shephard. He invited us to come closer and pet his dog. At first, we approached with the typical hesitation of parents, but the dog’s quiet gentleness quickly won us over. She's such a gentle darling: Mira. Soon, we stopped seeing him as a stranger but as the owner of Mira. We simply said: "Look, Mira is there", when walking along the streets. Two years ago, it all changed. He announced us his rental contract ended. The attic apartment around the corner was no longer his. His administration for part of his foreign retirement money he should get for a time of work abroad, was a mess and the money didn't come. In a housing market that doesn't care for small incomes, he found himself outside with Mira. He moved into a tent in the park around the corner, tu...
