A Wonderful Hike

So I was able to go hiking this saturday with a few of our Iraqi refugees in Big cotton wood canyon.  It was a very interesting experience :). We all started off pumped to go on the hike only to all be out of breath, and cursing, five minutes into it. The younger boys would run ahead then wait for us like we were all old and crippled.  I would keep reassuring them that the lake  we were climbing to was only " right around the corner" , only to be wrong. LOL.

By the end of the hike I was pushing up some of the girls, while a little while later they were pulling me along. Every once in a while one of the Iraqi girls would curse her mother in Arabic telling her she was going to "kill her" when she got home. I was somewhat amused  by the phrase  considering she came from a war torn country where death is occuring everyday.

When we finally got to the lake, though, it was beautiful! My co-workers and I forgot our lunches only to have the Iraqi families over prepared with food. They had thought of us and brought each of us a sandwich, several pieces of fruits, chips, soda, and chocolate. It was a delectable feast! We ended the visit to the lake by all standing on a rock and Shouting IRC ( International rescue committee), America, and then teased about yelling " Green card, and Refugee"... :)