Who are the people in my neighborhood?

Toddlers, for one, are in my neighborhood. This is Sofia: the daughter of our friends, Yosalida and Aaron Rivero-Zaritsky. Yosi and Aaron bought a home in the neighborhood at the same time that we did. They held their breath, like we did, with expectation that the neighborhood would continue to turn around. Buying into Beall's Hill, especially two years ago, was not for the faint of heart, and thus we found an immediate bond with our new neighbors.

Over the next few weeks, I plan to continue profiling different members of my community. Though I would love to capture photographs of some of the more challenged individuals from the Hill, I feel a bit squeamish at the prospect. In the end, I will ask permission to take their photos and post them. If they agree, I may feel a little less like a colonialist.