Finding Their Way
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Armando Garza, right, and Nick Cason, left, share a laugh outside their hotel room. The two have been best friends since meeting at a school for the blind in Texas and have been helping each other get by ever since. Garza leads with the little vision he has left and Cason takes care of the pair's finances.
Finding Their Way
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Garza and Cason stand in their hotel room. "We like to smell the fresh air," Garza said. "It always makes us feel alive."
Finding Their Way
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Garza looks closely in a mirror after shaving. While not totally blind, Garza must look at things from a very short distance to see any detail.
Finding Their Way
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Garza and Cason are reflected in the sunglasses that Garza wears when he is outside. One symptom of Garza being an albino is a high level of sensitivity to bright light.
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Garza peers out the front door of their hotel room while he and Cason wait for a bus to arrive. With no car, and having just recently moved to St. joseph with few connections, they must use the bus or walk to any destination in town.
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Nick Cason's shadow is seen in their hotel room. Cason has been blind his entire life — his vision limited to a small amount of light perception.
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While Garza talks with a landlord about a house he and Cason might rent, Cason wanders throughout the house, feeling everything he can. Though he is blind, Cason says he is capable of seeing what a place looks like by how it feels.
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Garza lights a cigarette in a local bar. They are determined to not be seen as stereotypical disabled people. As such, they go out to bars, parties, and enjoy meeting women wherever they can.
