We visited COTS shelter as a field trip today.

First, we saw some rooms that are actually used by residents. There were so many beds and they were cleaner than I imagined, but I felt the space of the room was not enough for the residents to live comfortably. It must be a good place for a shelter, but it may not be more than a house.

After seeing the rooms we heard an exaplaination of COTS and the shelter. To be honest, I felt she talked a little fast for me and I could understand only some parts of the story. But there were many things I didn't know such as the residents go out during the day, and some succeeded in finding jobs but some have to stay long to make a living by working there. I was also surprised that there are not violent fighting so much, though the rooms looked narrow for the residents.

When I was in Japan sometimes I saw homeless, but the organization or the activity to support them were uncommon and I have never studied about them. So this trip was impressive for me.


I always forget to take pictures so I cannot put them on blog..