“I want to travel. I want to go to Wisconsin. My sister-in-law showed me how you can see the outdoors on a train. It’s expensive, but it’s beautiful. The first chance I get, I’m leaving and going somewhere. I’m going to Wisconsin – the dairy, the cheese, the chocolate – I want to go and visit. I’ve seen it on channel 10 and the man made it look so good. That’s the place I want to go. My mom is ill, and I haven’t been able to look for a job because I’m there as her caregiver, me and my brother. The first chance I get to get me a job, I am traveling.” – Christine Clark of Birmingham.

Clark said that life has taught her to have patience.

Christine Clark of Birmingham likes to crochet and is wearing one of the many outfits she has made. (Tamika Moore/Alabama NewsCenter)

“You have to live it and wait,” she said.

She likes to crochet when she has time, and she has made several outfits like the one she is wearing. She picked up the craft from her aunt and has been doing it since high school. It helps her relax, especially from the stress that comes as a caregiver.

These are the faces and stories of people from all walks of life who call Alabama home. People of Alabama is a Red Clay Media and Alabama NewsCenter partnership.