Mikaili Green ’26
The first thing I remember noticing when I arrived in Baltimore is how the heaviness of the environment was so apparent. On the way in, I saw a homeless man wave at us. He was not holding a sign or asking for anything, just waving. It stuck with me as it felt more “human” than a lot of the other things that I saw around him.
Parts of Baltimore itself felt very dense and worn down. Trash filled the streets and sidewalk – mostly cans, plastic bags, and newspapers; however there were a multitude of other types of trash littering the ground. Graffiti was everywhere, covering the sides of buildings and rooftops. The row houses made up most of the landscape of the city giving it a sense of density and repetition. The sky above was gray and overcast, making Baltimore feel somewhat “frozen” in time as if it was all built at once and then abandoned.
