Monday, February 23, 2009

Somalian Refugees in Pittsburgh

I attended my 1st Pittsburgh Flickr walk and while we were walking we came across these Somalian children who were refugees. The first photo was a random shot because I wasn't sure if I should photograph them or not! As our walk was ending , the children were purchasing ice cream and approached our group so I couldn't help but take the next few!!!
This lil boy just melted my heart! He was so proud of his ice cream bar. I tried to get him to put it down away from his face but I am not sure he fully understood me or what I was doing with this big thing in front of my face.

This lil boy brought some big crocodile tears to my eyes. He wasn't able to have ice cream and I had asked for a group photo of all the children. Well he ran away all upset thinking i didn't want him because he didn't have ice cream, which shattered my heart into a bizillion pieces. I found him down the street a ways and I said to him..."Ice cream is something they got but every one has a smile, so let me see that smile" or something to that affect and this is the gorgeous image I got! *choking up again*


These lil beauties were the biggest hams, I have ever seen. They were all about the camera! They had some of the cutest scarves and lil dresses on. These lil ladies sit on my desk at work to make me realize how fortunate I am to have a job, a house and clothes on my back !!!! Ok, this is really choking me up so I better end here!!!! I hope you enjoy these amazing children as much as I did!!



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