# The year I was homeless

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDGlobal 2009
- Speaker: Becky Blanton
- Year: 2009
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/becky_blanton_the_year_i_was_homeless)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Becky Blanton planned to live in her van for a year and see the country, but when depression set in and her freelance job ended, her camping trip turned into homelessness. In this intimate talk, she describes her experience of becoming one of America's working homeless.

## Lectures

1. [The year I was homeless](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/becky_blanton_the_year_i_was_homeless/9f174e2bca73), 7 min (TED's player)