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# Chapter Two: Steven - How We Met Laurel

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## Video: Chapter Two: Steven - How We Met Laurel

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_Published 2017-06-08. Laurel comes to NY looking for new opportunities. Then he meets Stephen._


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### Epilogue - How We Met Laurel

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## Transcript

[ BLANK_AUDIO ] That is it, yes .

>> It's come a long way .

>> We'll see where the journey is going to take me with the same suit case .

>> I decided to move to New York not because I know a lot about New York but I knew that opportunities might come. I decided my education is a priority. I decided to go to the [ UNKNOWN ] education first before finding a shelter before finding anything else. Apparently was walking along Broadway, so I stopped someone and that was Steven. [ MUSIC ] I was walking to Union Square and I saw this young blind man Kind of like he wasn't sure which direction to head. And I did this thing where I walked past him, and then I thought about it for 30 seconds, and then I turned around, and asked him if I needed help.

I told him hey, I'm looking for the Department of Education, could you kindly let me know which street it's on. I knew he was running behind already, so I just offered to walk him there to try to get him there as quickly as possible. And As we walked to where he needed to go. We've kinda just we're talking and he was telling me about his life a little bit. A lot of stuff came as a surprise to me. He didn't seem like someone who was homeless. I've had points in my life that were really rough but I feel like I always had a little bit of support. And to be blind and also not have any support, I just can't imagine how tough that would be.

Steven he became kinda like a best friend, like we talk about everything, he tells me about his trips, he tells me about his work, he is a very noticeable individual. Like last winter I didn't have a. Jacket. They are quite expensive, and I know he didn't have a job. And, he texted me once and was like, hey look, myself and Christine want to get you a gift. Laurel is someone who has never asked me for anything, and I think that is one of the things about Laurel that really Helps him connect with people. He gives people an opportunity to see what his life is like and he's open to people's help.

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