What is it like turning 62 years old? "It depends on what time you gotta get out of bed," Alvin says.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday: Each morning, Alvin gets out of bed at 6 to go out and look for work. Concrete, construction: you name it, he's done it all. He's also a dedicated Real Change vendor and has been selling the paper for nearly four years.
Born in Franklin, North Carolina. Lived and labored in Seattle for 12 years. Nevertheless, when asked where he's from, his answer's literal: "I'm from my mother." ...