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Cape Breton family gives neighbourly namaste to students from India

Some residents of a Sydney, N.S., neighbourhood have taken a houseful of international students from India under their care, providing meals and advice on everything from recycling to the power bill.

Sydney, N.S., residents play second family to visiting Indian students

Joan Weeks · CBC News ·
From left, Dinfin Dominic, Tom Antony, Florie Sullivan, Nancy MacLean, Niven Asokan and Gladson Johnson. (Joan Weeks/CBC)

Global Studies is a CBC series exploring how the influx of international students at Cape Breton University is transforming the school and the community.

Home sweet home away from home.

People living on a street in Sydney, N.S., have practically adopted a houseful of university students from southern India.

The students drop in, share food and rely on their new friends to help explain everything from the recycling program to the power bill.

Listen to Joan Weeks's story below.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Joan Weeks

Reporter

Joan Weeks has been a reporter with CBC in Sydney for over a decade. Many of her stories are investigative with a focus on government spending and accountability, as well as health and economic issues important to Cape Breton.

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