'I felt at home,' international student recalls "My wife and I have learned a lot," he said as he continued to share fond memories of former students, including their various jobs, a student finding his partner in the neighbourhood and getting married, to the barbecues in his backyard. It's adding a lot to the quality of our life," Hubert said, adding the couple did not want to be isolated after retirement. In the last three decades, Hubert and Monica have lived with dozens of international students and immigrants. "I became concerned, particularly about minorities," he said. He says those years left a deep impact on him that continued to shape his experiences even after moving to Canada in 1953. He says his family took in two Jewish people and lied to their neighbours to protect them. Hubert was a young teenager in Holland during the Second World War. They say they like to share the whole house with tenants, and don't want them to be confined to their rooms. The couple has been renting out two rooms and a basement to international students for the past 33 years. Humber College is running a program to team people like Henry and Awofadeju up international students and seniors. Metro Morning 7:41 Meet this 90-year-old and his international student housemate, trying to tackle the GTA's housing crunch - and breakfast Hubert Campfens and Awofadeju Olajide Simon are roommates. LISTEN | How a 90-year-old and his international student housemate are doing their part to tackle the GTA's housing crunch: I was stressing out for days," he said.įortunately, one of his professors linked him up with an elderly couple, Hubert and Monica Campfens, in Toronto's east end.
He was told by friends in Canada it would easier to find housing from within the country than writing to landlords in Toronto from Nigeria. When Awofadeju Olajide Simon, a Centennial College student from Nigeria, decided to move to Canada, all of the options he could find were way out of his budget. Even at colleges without formal programs, some students have been making their own arrangements to stay with seniors. They say there couldn't be a better living arrangement. In April, Georgian College signed up for a similar program with Spaces Shared and another similar online platform, Homestay, to pair domestic and international students with local residents in Barrie. Humber College isn't the only school trying to ease housing pressures through pairings with seniors. Homeowners with vacancies can sign up online, post an ad and connect with students to find a suitable tenant. Students who sign up for the program can live with hosts and pay through an online platform. "Students could receive a discount if they agree to do certain tasks around the home that might help around the house, like mowing the lawn, doing the dishes, or even just spending time and providing companionship," he said. Ian Crookshank, dean of students at Humber College, says students can save money through the pairings, easing the financial pressures they face. And according to the college, more than 500 students have already signed up.
Humber College has announced a partnership with online home share technology platform, Spaces Shared, to pair students looking for accommodation with seniors who have extra space as an affordable housing option. All rights reserved.As Canada faces a growing affordable housing shortage, one Toronto-area college is pairing students with seniors in an effort to help find them accommodations as the school year begins.
So far, there’s no word on when In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon will hit theaters. “I’m not sure how I can integrate my voice with the guitars.” “Although a week from now I’m going to try and work with two guitarists who will play the parts that I played on the record, and see if I can sing the piece,” Simon shared. He is exploring new ways to get back out on the road. And then it evolves to another standard and goes further.” “You know, something happens to you when you have some sort of disability that changes your awareness or changes how you interact with life.”ĭue to the hearing loss, Simon wasn’t able to tour behind his most recent album, Seven Psalms, noting that when he’s on the road, “I have the opportunity to really investigate the piece. “So it’s a very crucial thing to me,” he added. Simon says he still plays the guitar every day, sharing it’s not only an outlet to “express myself creatively,” but “It’s where I go for solace. “I haven’t accepted it entirely, but I’m beginning to,” he told the audience at the Princess of Wales Theatre, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Paul Simon opened up about his hearing loss during an appearance at the Toronto Film Festival to promote his new Alex Gibney-directed documentary, In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon.
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