One of the coolest parts of our time here have been the group projects that we have been assigned to. They are a great way for us to use our creative skillage and leave a tangible mark here at Create Common Good. As mentioned before, we have been busy making a huge map of the farm, making (85!) informational stakes detailing the different types of produce grown here, and making one-pager profiles of the different refugees here. These will be passed out at their promotional dinner parties, raising awareness and capturing the stories of how the refugees wound up in Boise.
So far, Stephanie and I have interviewed three of the refugees, and it is quite the interesting experience. They have varying levels of English ability, but no matter what we have to be careful in how we construct and phrase our questions. Their stories are fascinating. They have spent anywhere from six to 18 years of their lives in extremely cramped refugee camps where they were forbidden from taking legitimate jobs. Now in America/Boise for about a year (or less), they still have trouble finding jobs because of the language barrier. Still, it's been a job to see their upbeat nature, and patience with the language barrier. Some of these countries I had barely even heard of before, and now we get to interact with them and document their pursuit of hope and finding a better life.
Definitely a very different interview than I have ever done before.
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