Public Housing



The neighborhood I spent the last 7 years in Bayview Hunters Point, some may say it's a dump.  That it's occupied by troublesome individuals that choose to live on low income housing, sayings are the main ethnicity who live there are Africans and Samoans, who either sell drugs, are on welfare, general assistance who live living in the hood.  Many colorful thoughts have been said, though it has not taken any effect on me.  I honestly don't really care what others have to say about my neighborhood.  It's not them that live neighborhood.  When others see me, they don't feel as though I belong or fit in.  What my community has taught me is never judge a book by it's cover, meaning there are many great aspects of my community.  My neighbors are great people, very friendly and constantly speak of current news.  Many of my neighbors are not on general assistance, and are not drug dealers.  They work 9-5 jobs to help provide for their families.  I've learned that you can never know the value of something just by it's appearence, I understand that my neighborhood is not the safest area to live at.  Though there is not an everyday shooting occuring.  People over look all the good that my community provides.  But it's my neighborhood, my Hunters Point.