Homeless to Hopkins is a book that left a hefty impression on me. Christopher L. Smith’s life is nothing short of remarkable. He started out as a teenager living in his car, and still going to school despite that. He truly started from nothing and turned it into everything. Now, he’s a doctor at Johns Hopkins Hospital
One of the more compelling aspects of his story is his the way he moved forward. Despite experiencing unimaginable hardship, he kept going. Reading this book I had the impression that it was completely heartfelt and the fact he can convey this through his writing is impressive in itself. This book is moving and it really gets you to a place of inspiration. I’d recommend this book to anyone out there who loves to read about the experiences of others… It’s a very valuable genre of writing.
Homeless to Hopkins
“I wish I could just die,” I said to myself as my teeth chattered and my body shook with cold. Knowing I would probably still wake in the morning with my hair frozen to the door, I curled up in a ball, trying to 
find some warmth in the car that was my bedroom. Sadness consumed me like an infection; it had become the norm for me to wake up every day feeling broken.
Most nights like this, all I could hope for was to die in my sleep to be rid of the pain. Despite the terrible nights, I still woke up, dressed, and went to my only refuge, my high school.
This was my life, often alone, cold, sad, and hungry. My youth was different than most, but this was my reality.
However, despite the hardship that was my life and being homeless, something led me on, something saw me through. I survived, I found hope, and eventually, a life even better than I had imagined. Even though I so often faced darkness, I discovered light, laughter, and happiness.
I journeyed from that broken, homeless teenager sleeping in the car to eventually being a Medical Doctor at the world-renowned Johns Hopkins. But most important of all, I found me, I found joy.
This is my story.
