The Kurdi family children have been quick to pick up English and speak of good friends they've made and plans they have for the future. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)Nine months later and the Kurdi family still faces challenges, primarily with finding a stable place to live in a region notorious for expensive housing. Heveen Kurdi, 16, says she hopes the family will find somewhere permanent to live soon. Tima Kurdi, left, who lives in the Vancouver area, lifts up her 5-month-old nephew Sherwan Kurdi after her brother Mohammad Kurdi and his family, who escaped the war in Syria, arrived at Vancouver International Airport last December. 10-year-old Ranim Kurdi seemed overcome with joy after arriving and waved a Canadian flag for reporters, chanting 'Thank you Canada!'

Source: CBC News August 24, 2016 02:01 UTC