Andris

This is just one of the faces of Hillsborough County's homeless. Andris was great, we sat in the shade and talked about books for a while. Smart guy. I got the feeling that homelessness was more of a choice for him than a matter of circumstance.

And P.S. I love my 85 1.8 -- tack freakin' sharp...



Andris Auzins, 53, answers a multitude of questions ranging from his medical, dental, vision and mental health needs, past and current drug and alcohol use, and where he slept last night during the Homeless Coalition of Hillsborough County's in-depth street survey. Originally from Michigan, he relocated to Florida 24 years ago in search of warmer weather. "A lot of times they ask you questions like, 'do you have night sweats?' well yeah, I'm sleeping outside when it's 90 degrees who doesn't sweat then," Auzins jokes. He spends most of his days down near Aids Memorial Park, laying in the shade, voraciously reading books that transport him out of his reality and to the far away lands of Antarctica and on adventures like discovering the lost City of Atlantis.