Final Posting
December 17th, 2011 by Patrick StrangeMy partner and I had a bit of misunderstanding with our family and haven’t been able to visit in a while. So we decided to just show up this week and try to make one last visit. After a while of trying to get into their building we finally just showed up at their door knocking. They were surprised to see us but welcomed us in right away. As it turns out their phone has been disconnected so that’s why we weren’t able to reach them. We tried to assist with the phone company as much as we could and we also gave them a dictionary that I had found in their language. I was sad though that I we had to tell them that we wouldn’t be able to make weekly visits anymore because the semester has come to an end. The whole family all looked sad to hear this as well, I really hope I can find some time to see them again next semester. Seems to be so much more that could be done to help, and they also seemed to really appreciate every little thing that is done for them. Even if it is something as simple as just come over to talk. This whole experience has been very humbling and has opened my eyes to the whole refugee situation in general and how hard it is to assimilate into a new country.