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Making a local connection
GSU international students are paired with area families
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Statesboro residents Susan and Nigel Davies, far left, participate in the International Extended Families Program, where they help GSU students from foreign countries. - photo by Special
Venturing to a foreign country can be tough, especially for the 300 international students at Georgia Southern who leave their home countries to pursue a college education in Statesboro. To ease some of the stress, Georgia Southern University's Center for International Studies tries to make their stay more comfortable by giving students a family away from home. The International Extended Families Program pairs volunteer families from the community with international students allowing students to experience family life in the United States.
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