chasing life today, i want to spend just a minute talking about syria. and i decided the best way to do that might be to introduce you to arkin. she's in her early 20s. show has three sons. she met her husband she told me after his mother came over to her and insisted that they meet and even one day marry. turned out to be pretty good advice for her and a few years later they have three sons, abdel, yousef and allah. they are amazing little boys and they were living in the middle of this middle-class neighborhood in the city of homs, the kids went to school and very much enjoying their lives. i introduce you to them today because they probably live a life, a similar one, to many of yours. parents just trying to do the right thing for their kids, improving their lot in life and being part of the friends and family in the middle of the