Izmir, Turkey Imagine fleeing violent war and devastation in your homeland, only to assume a life of hunger and poverty in a foreign country. Rather than sentence themselves to live confined government camps, many families take the alternative option and break out on their own in hopes of survival. Stranded, hungry, and hiding in tents far from civilization at risk of being evicted at any moment—this is the harsh reality that many Syrian refugees are now faced with. These …