Rimas, Zina, and Dalal Alhamoud wait with their mother at the bus stop for their first day of school on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.
The Alhamoud family poses for a portrait in their home on Friday, November 13, 2015. They arrived in Cincinnati on October 19, 2015, from Jordan, where they sought refuge for several years after fleeing Syria.
Hussein Alhamoud sits on fence while John Szucik, a volunteer at Immaculate Heart of Mary, teaches Hussein's mom, Ahlam, how to drive in a parking lot on Friday, September 2, 2016. Ahlam uses Hussein to translate John's instructions.
Kimberly Smith, OD, speaks to a translator on a phone that Therese Hazzard holds during Ahlam Alhamoud’s eye exam at Walmart in Evendale on Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Ahlam's glasses were held together with tape for the first five months she lived in Ohio.
Yousif and Zina take a nap at their home.
The Alhamoud family greet the volunteers from Immaculate Heart.
Ahlam Ahlamoud puts on Ghalia’s shoes while dropping the three youngest children off for their third day of day care on Friday, February 19, 2016.
Hussein Alhamoud serves the food his mom prepared for Iftar, the Ramadan meal served after sunset, on Tuesday, June 6, 2016. His mom made tabbouleh, baba ghanoush, fries and soup.
Hasan, Hussein, Zina, Yousif, Rimas and Ghalia Alhamoud swing at a local park after an Eid al-Fitr celebration with other Muslim refugees at Catholic Charities on July 7, 2016.
Ghalia Alhamoud feeds hummus to her brother, Yousif, at an Eid al-Fitr celebration at the Catholic Charities offices on Thursday, July 7, 2016. Eid al-Fitr marks the end of Ramadan fasting.
Hussein Alhamoud rides his bike around his house on Thursday, October 6, 2016. Hussein misses riding bikes and playing soccer with his friends in Syria.
Marie Alhamoud washes a car that was recently sold at the car dealership he works at in Northern Kentucky on Thursday, October 13, 2016. Marie has been working as a car lot technician since June.
Hasan and Hussein Alhamoud cross the street to catch their bus to Withrow University High School on Wednesday, August 17, 2016. The brothers want to be dentists.
Hasan Alhamoud draws a Syrian flag on one of his uniform shirts on Thursday, October 6, 2016.
Hussein Alhamoud waits for his peers to arrive in class on the first day of school at Withrow University High School on Wednesday, August 17, 2016.
Rimas, Yousif and Ghalia look out the window of their home.
Hasan Alhamoud poses for a photo in a Tesla car at the Immaculate Heart of Mary parish festival Sunday, July 17, 2016.
John Szucik, a volunteer at Immaculate Heart of Mary, instructs Ahlam Alhamoud as she practices driving on Friday, September 2, 2016. Ahlam wants to drive to be independent. She wants to go grocery shopping and to her English classes on her own.
Ahlam Alhamoud practices her long and short vowels during a class at Catholic Charities of Southwest Ohio. Refugees from Bhutan, Nepal, Eritrea and Syria are learning English.
Dalal Alhamoud looks out the window of her home. She wants to be a math teacher. Dalal's family were the first Syrian refugees to be relocated to Cincinnati.
The Alhamoud family walks around Smale Riverfront Park in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday, September 25, 2016.
Dalal Alhamoud waits to see which direction her brothers and sisters will go for trick-or-treating on Monday, October 31, 2016. It was the first time Dalal and her siblings celebrated Halloween. Volunteers donated costumes for the family.
Hussein Alhamoud helps his mom, Ahlam, translate her grocery list on her phone to find what she needs at Kroger on Thursday, October 6, 2016.
Marie Alhamoud holds Yousif at the Immaculate Heart of Mary parish festival on Sunday, July 17, 2016.
Ahlam and Hussein Alhamoud buckle into a ride at the Immaculate Heart of Mary parish festival on Sunday, July 17, 2016.
Zina Alhamoud looks at downtown Cincinnati from the top of Carew Tower on Sunday, September 25, 2016.
The Alhamoud family poses for a portrait on Sunday, September 25, 2016. They arrived in the United States on October 19, 2015, from Jordan, where they sought refuge for several years after fleeing Syria. Back row from left to right: Ahlam (36), Ghalia (3), Hussein (12), Hasan(13), Marie (43) and Yousif (2). Front row from left to right: Dalal (9), Zina (7) and Rimas (5).
