Marie-France Santerre has been hosting students in her home for the past 23 years but this year might be the retiree’s last.
When Santerre’s daughter moved out in 2000, the resident of Trois-Pistoles, Que., opened her home to students attending Western University’s French Immersion School in the town located 250 kilometres from Quebec City on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River.
“She said ‘Mom, this will be fun for you. It’ll be a good way to spend your time and make a little money,'” said Santerre.
Over the decades, Santerre says she learned a lot about the students, their hometowns and
