February 15, 2012
One of the great benefits to being a filmmaker is traveling the world and experiencing different?cultures. ?My wife and children hear the stores and see the pictures but they rarely get to live out my adventures with me. ?Last month that all changed.
I received a phone call from the Goodwill Ambassador of Iraq, Fareed Lafta. ?He had been traveling all over the United States and he was going to make a brief stop in our little high desert town of Bend, Oregon. ?We opened our home to him and it was such a blessing to?finally?have my family?experience?a bit of what I do when I?m?trekking about the globe.
I?m sure Fareed is used to staying in hotel rooms with more square footage than my modest home but he seemed to have a great time. ?For 3 days he was more than a guest, he was a part of our family. ?He read books to my boys, ventured into the snowy mountains with me and learned classic American card games like spoons.
It might not have been as upscale as dinner with Prince Albert but I hope Mr Lafta felt at home.
-Marshall Burgtorf
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