As we get older, when the need arises, how do we find people to live with?
It seemed so easy when we were younger, in student days, or fresh out of college, when you could find a few friends and split on a place. Maybe sleeping on a mattress on the floor, sharing one bathroom, people coming and going at different hours of the day depending on their work and social life.
Over time, people gravitate towards having more space and privacy, and of course that's often intertwined with long-term relationships and family. But that doesn't apply to everyone, so what do you do when suddenly you're in your 40's, 50's, 60's, you need a place to live, and you need to find roommates? But your standards and lifestyle have changed somewhat from when you were 21...
It's a more and more common problem these days, with our general lack of any housing, never mind affordable housing. If you can find a room to rent with someone, do you just take whatever you can find? Who are you actually going to be living with, what's their story? And if you are the one renting out space, how do you vet the person who's coming into your space, and will have every right to feel like it's theirs, too?
Jen Kelly has considered these practical and philosophical questions for years, not just from necessity but from choice: she enjoys the social structure of sharing space and collaborating with others on creating a healthy home. And as a multipotentialite driven by action and curiosity, she is now off on her latest adventure: travelling as far as she can get across Canada, starting from her home base in Victoria, BC, pursuing opportunities for home stays, co-living and long-form socializing.
Jen's mission is to have conversations with people about their own experiences and challenges in finding housemates, to experiment first-hand with the challenge of finding a place to stay, and ultimately to put it all together into a book.
Today we chat about this fascinating endeavour. Learn how to connect and support Jen, spread the word, and contribute to a project that has tremendous potential to impact how we think about finding people to live with.
Reach out to Jen:
https://sharedlivingbctour.carrd.co/
Reach out to Jen:
https://sharedlivingbctour.carrd.co/
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