Fascinating story. The one "homeless" person I know firsthand is also doing it by choice. He's employed, and simply chooses to be homeless because it's not a very difficult life for him. Meals at the community kitchen or the restaurant where he works as a cook, showers at friends homes, or the local university student rec center, sleep with friends, in the park, or at one of the many university buildings that are unlocked 24x7.
