Filling a Space Between Cultures with Stars and Shepherd’s Pie

A reflection on being a host parent with MLI Homestay, which places international students with Grey-Bruce families so they can experience life as a Canadian.

Jun 11, 2025

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Adriene Mackenzie, MLI Homestay’s local coordinator for our region, and her student Alvaro during their visit to Alberta in May 2024.

OPINION

Last summer, I started seeing posts popping up in local social media groups: ‘Host Families Needed for International Students.’ I scrolled past, then paused. Could we do it again? Should we?

You may have seen them. T…

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