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Syria and Adrienne Arsenault

strange place: Once settled in Canada, the refugees struggle to adapt to a strange place and a new language, all the while bearing the emotional burden of their past, according to CBC. Watch Adrienne Arsenault documentary on the Farwans in the video at the bottom of this story One family gave the CBC The National extraordinary access to their private lives as they made their life-altering journey from Syria to Lethbridge, Alta., by way of Jordan. Not so well known is the sadness they carry with them as they rebuild their lives far from home, missing loved ones left behind. This is a portrait of the Farwan family. We first met Jebreel, 6, and his family last December in Irbid, Jordan, where the family of 10 had settled three years earlier after fleeing the civil war in Syria. When we met the Farwans, they were living in Jordan. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.