Exploration 2: Manal Bounif

Vacation Marseille France 2014 

Hi my name is Manal Bounif. I am a sophomore here at OSU majoring in biology to hopefully go into the medical field. I am 19 and enjoy eating and generally just having a good time with friends and family. One interesting fact about me is that I have double citizenship in the U.S. and in Algeria where I was born and frequently visit.

In the Maury Grahm profile the fact I found most interesting is that he started so young, its says he went off on his own at the age of thirteen. This day in age it is mostly unimaginable to think a thirteen year old can be out in the world by themselves with no form of support. I also learned the difference between a bum and a hobo, hobo's take their "profession" very seriously and find it derogatory when people refer to them as bums. Hobo's are more free spirits and find thrill in roaming around the country.

For my external research I decided to watch the vice episode, one of the things I found interesting is that the hobo culture is a dying breed most people who were riding the tracks have reached an age where they can no longer do it, and the population of hobo's is dwindling. Also how dangerous and hard it is to be hobo, it is a fight for survival. After the entire show the people who were experiencing the hobo culture found that the annual festival of hoboing is nothing like it used to be decades ago and has been turned into a commercialized family day. In the end the source was very informative because it gave a first hand experience.