Hey all,
I haven't posted
anything since we started this thing but I thought I would share some
pictures from an activity I got to participate with in November. A
little background first though. As part of my senior year in the Social
Work program at Utah State I have the opportunity to be doing my
practicum at Common Ground Outdoor Adventures. CG helps to provide
outdoor recreational activities to people who suffer from any wide range
of disabilities. We help them with both physical and financial
barriers that may stand in their way. Anyway, I had the opportunity to
go an a fishing trip with CG back in October which was for days long.
Before this time, my involvement with the participants had be limited to
daily activities which while awesome, is a totally different experience
from being with them 24 hours a day for 4 days straight. The
experience was tiring and taxing as I tried to help in anyway possible.
On the flip side the rewards of spending time with people who have
become my friends are all but indescribable. The participants on this
trip in so many ways are considered less fortunate that able
bodied/minded person but it is becoming more and more clear to me that
they have so many abilities that are looked over. The ability to
unselfishly serve, the ability to see beauty in simplicity, the ability
to care for others, the ability to be excited in others success.
These abilities seemed so innate and were ever apparent as I spent time
simply bating hooks, casting lines, unhooking fish, pushing wheelchairs,
cooking and cleaning up meals and in simply sitting around the camp
fire. I hope that you can catch a glimpse of what I mean through some
of these photos.
Thanks for reading.Spencer
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