Tijuana residents who live in the Tijuana River canal north of the border crossing’s pedestrian bridge have long been a familiar sight to citizens and tourists. From below the bridge, the indigent frequently beg pesos from passersby. It is a hardened man who can walk by this scenario every day and not, on occasion, reach into his pocket and find a few coins to toss down.
Saturday, February 11, was a day of relief for these down-and-outers, when a church group pulled up in a couple of trucks and set up an impromptu soup kitchen. With soup cauldrons aboil, the homeless gathered around and respectfully listened to the message delivered before settling down to a bowl of soup and a sandwich.
While one of the homeless washed up in the fetid waters of the canal, another impoverished wag could not resist the opportunity to pick up a few pesos by soliciting dinero from the curious crowd that had stopped on the bridge above.
Tijuana residents who live in the Tijuana River canal north of the border crossing’s pedestrian bridge have long been a familiar sight to citizens and tourists. From below the bridge, the indigent frequently beg pesos from passersby. It is a hardened man who can walk by this scenario every day and not, on occasion, reach into his pocket and find a few coins to toss down.
Saturday, February 11, was a day of relief for these down-and-outers, when a church group pulled up in a couple of trucks and set up an impromptu soup kitchen. With soup cauldrons aboil, the homeless gathered around and respectfully listened to the message delivered before settling down to a bowl of soup and a sandwich.
While one of the homeless washed up in the fetid waters of the canal, another impoverished wag could not resist the opportunity to pick up a few pesos by soliciting dinero from the curious crowd that had stopped on the bridge above.