UPDATE: Natasha Is No Longer Homeless
July 3, 2012, was a rainy night in London. I had just arrived from the airport. I was jetlagged with my head pounding. I went for a walk to get some food and there she was. I didn t have a camera with me, so I recorded a short video with my phone. Here is a link to Natasha s first video: Overnight the video reached over 169, 000 views on YouTube and started a conversation about welfare reform in the UK that was just gorgeous. The next day I tried to find Natasha. She was sleeping rough in London. Someone commented that they saw her at London Waterloo station. I could not find her. That started my journey of traveling between London Waterloo station and Embankment tube station every future visit trying to find her. I searched online constantly. I searched Google, and I searched social media. I could not find her. Someone started a fundraising page for Natasha, but they didn t have any connection to her, and I don t think the person they found was the same girl. I was concerned
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