His mother is still in Ukraine and he says it feels like a 'big, dark hole inside of me.'
That's how Denys Brovenko describes first hearing that Russia had invaded Ukraine.
"We don't know how to pay them back for their kindness," he said, adding that the host family has provided tremendous support. But when the host couple first bought the house roughly 25 years ago, it didn't include a basement suite for guests. While she may not have imagined housing refugees fleeing overseas conflicts, Buckland says the experience is very rewarding and the couple would do it again.
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