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Event | Teapot Mountain Hiking – Taiwan

Explore Taiwan with BORDERLESS HOUSE!

We’ve been to Teapot Mt. for one day hiking with our tenants and had a lot of fun together!

Teapot Mt. is location at the north of Taiwan, it also close to a very popular tourist spot called Jiufen, you can easily schedule a one day tour in this area.

We were heading to the Rueifang station together at the morning. The Rueifang station is one of a main station to transfer for some popular tourist spots in north of Taiwan.

We arrived the foothill at noon, and decided to have lunch first.

We had some traditional meals, and the owner was very friendly and set up some extra tables for us.

Start hiking! The view look out from the hiking trail was just amazing!

Teapot Mt. is not hard to hike, and there’s also a few terraces that you can have some rest.

The last part of trail to the top will need to climb up with the rope and scraped through the narrow gap of rocks, and you reach the best view on the top of Teapot Mt.!

If lucky to have a nice weather, you’ll get clear and beautiful view of YinYang Sea and Jinguashi from the top!

After hiking, we went to the BenShan Fifth Tunnel, it’s a tunnel within the vicinity of Jinguashi. It’s a place you can get to know some history of this area, and see the environment inside the tunnel!

Before you enter the tunnel, there’s also a guide will introduce the history and the things you need to know before you enter.

It’s a bit cooler then outside in the tunnel, and there’s a few wax models showing the life they work in the tunnel.

We are really happy to have a lot of tenants join us, and had so much fun together! Join us for our next exploring tour in Taiwan!

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Event | Coastal Cleanup – Taiwan

Have you join a coastal cleanup event before?

BORDERLESS HOUSE Taiwan organized a coastal cleanup event, we went to The North Coast in north of Taiwan, had some fun, did something good for our environment and also visited a popular scenic spot there!

The green reef at Laomei is one of the most popular scenic spot of the north coast. Ages ago, the volcanic of Datun Mountain has erupted, and the lava formed reef by seashore! And now, every year in April and May, green algae flourish on the surface of the reefs, forming this unique beautiful view.

We met up at the Tamsui MRT station first, and then took a bus to Laomei, it’s a very good chance to meet other tenants form other BORDERLESS houses, and getting to know each others before the event start.

Before we start to clean up the coastal, we had an enjoyable lunch together and with a very beautiful view of the beach.

Tenants from different BORDERLESS houses got chance to meet each other, and shared some experiences about their life in Taiwan, which is very interesting!

Started to clean up the coastal after lunch!

There was a lot of trashes on the beach, and we spent around 2hrs to clean up.

Really appreciate our tenants’ support and join, glad we can do something good to our environment together, and hope there will be more people join us in the future!

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Make the most of life at Borderless House! ! Let us introduce what’s cool about Link Up program!

Hi guys! This is Risa from Borderless House Tokyo:)
It’s been way too hot these days…hope everybody is not suffering too much from the Japanese heat (I miss Spring everyday…!!)!

On the happy note! Today I would like to introduce our new program “Link Up” with the voices from the participants♪
Are you ready to sign up right after you read this blog!?

 

What is our new program “Link Up”?

Started from April -this programme has 2 themes, and consists of 2 different sessions accordingly.

 

1.  For those who wants to connect with people through languages ”Link Up x Language”

Get in groups of different languages, and enjoy the talking sesh!
Don’t worry about your language level; our staff will be there as a facilitator!

 

2. For those who wants to connect with people outside your house “Link Up x Activity”

Let’s meet new people from other houses and have fun together!
There is nothing particular fixed yet; YOU take the lead, let us know what you want to do!

 

Here is more details→What is Link Up?

*In the previous blog, we have introduced in detail 🙂

 

To answer“What is Link Up actually like?”, let me introduce the program more in detail with the voices from the participants.

 

What is Link Up like?

Both Link Up x Language and Link Up x Activity start with self introduction! Everyone shares their country of origin, their house name, hobbies etc.

 

Link Up x Language

Let’s start group conversation!

They pick up the topic cards which every participant wrote before the event!

 

 

Not confident enough about your language level? Don’t worry! Our staff is there for your support (us being us in the picture at the back lol)

 

It’s time for English-Japanese mixed talking sesh!

We have Japanese-only and English-only time alternately and talk about any topics of your choice:)
When the time comes, “Let’s change the language!”
Enjoy the fun of practicing out your language skills!

From easy topics to deep topics…
Once again, this program is something we build together with you all, so we would like your ideas on what we talk about!

 

「Link Up x Activity」

Today’s activity is Board Games!!

Same as Link Up x Language, this is also the participants’ idea.
This is why we can enjoy a lot!

 

Speaking of a board game that is fun to play in a big group…Deception Game!

Blue team (Good) and Red team(Evil) compete against each other.
Evil people are the ones who intends to mess up the game!

 

 

They are suspecting each other to find Evil people.
You need to keep a poker face…this is a mind game.

 

 

Is this a victory of Good team or Evil team!?

 

 

…Good people could not stop the attack of Evil people, the red Red team’s victory!!

 

 

 

After the deception game, we played games in two groups.
One of the teams enjoyed playing LOVE Jenga♥ Each time you draw a brick, you must answer the question written on it or do what you’re told to. As the title let you guess, some of the questions are “love”-related.

 

 

Time flies when you’re having fun…in closing, we took a group photo!
When the staff suggested “Why don’t we make a Link Up pose?”
Everybody happily responded to our request ♪


…and that’s how “Link Up pose” gave birth to the world!

 

Here are the voices from the participants

“Link Up is something all the participants and the staff build together, this is why it is attractive!”

“As I expected, I could interact with people from different houses!”
Simple topics made the conversation easier”

“Playing the games definitely helped break the ice early on and seemed to keep everyone entertained throughout the night.”

 

Link Up is a new program which is created by your voice.

 

3 attractive points of Link Up program

Attraction①：What’s common for all the participants is “Borderless House”, just relax and talk!

All the participants are the tenants in Borderless House just like you.
Since they all join this program searching for more interaction with new people,
you can expect a conversation spontaneous, free, and no hard feelings… this is exactly border-less!
There is nothing to be aware of! Just pop in alone and make friends here!

 

Attraction②：You can become a creater with your ideas.

We decide program contents based on your ideas written in the reservation form.
Everyone has different ideas! Participants are the creators.

 

This is a part of actual reservation form.
“Want to make new friends who share the same hobby” “Want to make more friends who I can talk something I like with”
You can make your wish come true with this program!

 

Attraction③：”Connecting”circles of Borderless House

After the event, they went to a bar together, made a plan to go watch a movie etc. people are truly connected and the circle of Borderless House is spreading beyond borders.

Why don’t you enlarge your circle of friends with Link Up program?

 

 

So, how was it?

This is our original program which gives you a chance to meet and connect with new people from other houses through language and hobbies.

Why not make the most of the multicultural connections you made on the day!?


As the number of participants is limited up to 15 people, you can enjoy deeper interaction in a relaxing atmosphere, which is something different from big events. Why don’t you join us now?

 

 

 

Inquiry about Link Up is here

Inquiry about BORDERLESS HOUSE is here

Here are our original programs only for tenants

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Language Exchange Orientation – Doheon & Adam

Hello! This is Borderless House Seoul.
Here in Seoul, the weather is becoming colder and colder day by day.
We hope you do not get a cold here in Seoul!

Do you know Language Exchange which is one of our tenants only program?
This is the program which we match two of our tenants,
a Korean tenant who would like to learn a foreign language
and a Non-Korean tenant who would like to learn Korean language.



This time we matched a Korean tenant Doheon and a Canadian tenant Adam.
Since we hold an orientation for the program in our office,
we ask them to come our office for their orientation.



Adam, our tenant from Canada had stayed in Japan
for a long time before coming to Seoul.
He is studying Korean language currently,
and he wanted to have a Korean friend who can help him improve his skill.
And our Korean tenant Doheon is currently working as a police officer.
He applied this program for studying English as self-improvement.
Since the houses they are staying is no that far from each others,
we matched them because we think it will help them to meet more often.



During the orientation, our staff will help you to feel comfortable.
Everyone thinks it will be awkward because it is the first time to meet each other,
but with our staff, you do not have to be worried about it!



After having orientation, they can have an appointment outside.
They usually study languages together, but sometimes they do look around Seoul
and have meal together, and it helps them to improve their language skill.



It will be the big opportunity for all out tenants
not only having good memory with their housemates,
but also making a Korean or Non-Korean friend and study language together.
Do not miss this chance if you are currently staying in Borderless House!
If you have any questions regarding this program,
please feel free to contact our staff:)

* Tenants Only Program

If you need more information for language exchange program
or if you want to apply for this program,
please refer the link from the below
for contacting staff of Borderless House!
http://www.borderless-house.com/languageexchange/

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*HOUSE EXCHANGE* Claire – From Tokyo to Seoul!



Hello! This is Borderless House Seoul.
House Exchange program is the most popular program
from all of tenants only program provided by Borderless House.
This time, our current tenant staying in Tokyo had visited Seoul
and had great time with her housemates in Seoul.
We would like to share her memory in Seoul with you! 



Hello! My name is Claire and I am from France.
I am currently staying in one of Borderless’ share houses in Tokyo.
I had no plan for Christmas and I got to know House Exchange program,
so I decided to go to Seoul for my Christmas with this program.



It was my first time visit Seoul and I felt it is really cold in here,
and it is much more colder than Tokyo. 
I was really worried that I can travel well in this cold weather,
but it was really nice because I could stay with really kind housemates.
Their warm welcoming helped me to stay warm in here, Seoul.



I traveled Seoul with housemates in Hongdae Share house, Seoul.
They stayed in Seoul for quite a long time and
their recommendation for Seoul trip was really awesome!  
The most memorable thing was visiting Palace in Seoul.
I could take many good pictures with my housemates!



Housemates I stayed with in Seoul were really nice to me.
We traveled Seoul together, and we spent time in house.
Sometimes we cook and have meal together.
In Tokyo, I am staying in triple room,
but for this travel I stayed in a private room.
It was quite experience!



I visited many shopping malls with housemates.
I did shopping and look around many shops in there.
It helped me to be closed to my housemates in Seoul.



Do you know Cheese Chicken Galbi?
It becomes really famous in Tokyo nowadays.
I think the most enjoyable things in travel is having its local food.
I could try Korean food in Tokyo, but it is totally different having in Seoul!



It was really nice that I could meet many new people and be closed to them.
I am not sure when can I meet them again,
but if there is a chance, I would surely meet them in Tokyo or Seoul.
And I would like to come back to Seoul for new trip!
I 100% recommend this program to all of Borderless House’s tenants!

 * Only for tenant * 
If you want to join our House exchange program,
feel free to contact us! Always welcome!
Please refer to the link below for more information.
 http://www.borderless-house.com/houseexchange 

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Over 100 participants attended! We threw a Christmas Party on December 9th!

 

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer～ had a very shiny nose～♪

 

Hi all! This is Kohei from a marketing team!

Christmas is just around the corner!

We had a Christmas party with over 100 people from various Borderles Houses on December 9th and today we would like to share it with you!

 

Click here for the video and you can see what the party was like!

 

All the events Borderless House creates provide you an international environment! Multicultural party unique to Borderless House!

We hired the place in Shinjuku for the party.
Staffs look like they are enjoying setting up for the party.

 

Doors finally opened! The atmosphere is getting lively by tenants streaming into the party place.

 

A tenant who holds the paper with number has him taken. What is going to be started!?

 

The party has finally begun! Kenny and Riko from Borderless House is setting up the mood for the party!

 

Various events to give a chance to interact with other participants.

There are some twists to make participants get close during the party!

Find your partner! Number matching!

The wrist band with number is used to find your partner. You find a person who has the same number as yours, you and your partner will get one drink for free!

 

We found many ways to make friends at the party! Some people willingly talk to others, some write their number big on a paper and show it, etc..

‘Nice to meet you!’ ‘How are you?’ Everyone is talking each other and having fun!

You will never be alone at the party even there is no housemates around you! We are not just friends, but borderlessmates!

 

Bingo game for one month free rent!

All the participants are photographed with number which is going to be used for bingo game! First prize is a one-month-free-rent!

Everyone got so excited when either you or your housemates got a prize!!

 

Congrats for the first prize!

 

The award for today’s best dressed!

This award determines a best dressed tenants.

2 tenants were selected for the prize! It was too hard for us to pick one.

The one in a costume of Santa Clause and the other one was DJing during the party!

 

‘Like’ the picture! The award for the most liked picture!

We gave this award to a person who gets the most ‘like’ on a picture taken during the party on SNS such as Instagram and Facebook!

The prize is a pair thicket for Disneyland & Disneysea!
There is a designated point for taking pictures in the party place. Snap with housemates and new friends!

 

She got over 200 likes on Instagram and won the prize!!

Congratulation!!!

 

We all had a blast! We believe that only share house can create bond between residents!

We reaffirmed strong connections between housemates through the event.

As soon as one of their housemates went on the stage, the rest of them started screaming the name of their house!

 

Even though each of them lives in different Borderless Houses, they became friends through the party and also made some connections between houses.

 

This event made them have a wider circle of friends! (Some of our tenants sometimes have parties with friends from different Borderless Houses that met at our past events!)

 

The party brought ‘Borderless’ relationship between all the participants regardless of their language and nationality.

The party came to an end! We all took a picture together!

We will have more parties which bring connections between tenants in the future!

We assure that you will learn not only language but also Japanese local culture with your Japanese housemates in Borderless House!

Why don’t you try us and make your stay more enjoyable?

 

■ House Search
https://www.borderless-house.com/jp/sharehouse/

 

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We held the Happy Halloween Party in Seoul!

Hello! this is Borderless House Seoul.

Borderless House wouldn’t miss the Halloween weekend without party with Korean & tenants from all over the country!

This time we held happy halloween party in Seoul!
We rent private place in Itaewon and invited our tenants! 🙂

When we arrived that place we prepare some snacks and beverage! 🙂
All or our staff so much exciting for meet our tenants soon!


Some tenants already know each other but almost people dose not know each other. 
So, we got to know each other by choosing “Keyword” themselves, this way we got friendly easily.

And then enjoy the Halloween vibe with Noraebang contest! For after party, face painting was must thing to do at our Borderless Day!

Thank you for all our tenants who came Halloween party!
We spent great time with our lovely tenants!

As a Borderless house, we are going to make many new encounters and exchange cultures for our tenants.
We also would like to make opportunities to know about us for those of you who do not yet know Borderless Share House or are interested in our house, but can not take a step forward!

Looking forward to next event soon!!

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Borderless House was introduced on “ETtoday” which is Chinese news media in Taiwan!

We are so grateful to get report from ETtoday !!

Our tenants have shared a lot of interesting and unforgettable experiences for living at Borderless House ^^

In this article, Most of foreign tenants talked they like BORDERLESS HOUSE because it is the excellent way to live with local Taiwanese people and improve their Chinese and it is safe and comfortable.

Also, Most of Taiwanese like BORDERLESS HOUSE because they want to learn different cultures and Interact with different foreigners.

We also offer different activities, for example one by one language exchange, language exchange groups, outdoor and indoor activities.

If our tenants want to travel in Japan or Korea, they also can live at our BORDERLESS HOUSE there for free!

Thanks for supporting us and giving the feedback, so we can keep offering the good service for our tenants. If you want to get more information about this media report and our share house, please click the links below.

《ET NEWS》: https://goo.gl/q6X9f7
《BORDERLESS HOUSE》: https://www.borderless-house.com/tw/  
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BBQ party in Mid-Autumn Festival with BORDERLESS HOUSE family!

BBQ party in Mid-Autumn Festival with BORDERLESS HOUSE family!

Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!

It’s time to have a BBQ party!

In Taiwan, we always have barbecue with our family or friends in this festival! The moon is the brightest and roundest on this day which means family reunion for Taiwanese! And this is the main reason why we think mid-autumn is very important.

Borderless House is a big family, , so we plan this event for them! Everyone had a unforgettable night with new friends!

Let’s check the photos!

We had almost 50 people joined us! First, please introduce yourself to new friends. ^^ Second, enjoy your wonderful BBQ!

Say cheese!


Everyone enjoyed taking with new people.^0^
We shared our stories of different houses, countries and so on! It was really interesting!


Last, don’t forget to clean the place! Let’s take a group photo for everyone and the happy ending!

It was really fun to have such a good time with new people!
We’ll have more event and special program for our tenants in the future! What are you waiting for?

Join BORDERLESS HOUSE TAIPEI now and have fun with our tenants!

Check the links below for other information!

【Facebook】: https://www.facebook.com/borderlesshouse.taipei/
【Instagram】: https://www.instagram.com/borderlesshouse.tw/
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*HOUSE EXCHANGE* Daniel – Kyoto to Seoul

House Exchange from Kyoto to Seoul!

  Hello, this is Share House Borderless House! Our tenant staying in Kansai, Daniel has been to Seoul for a week by house exchange program! He has shared his precious memories with housemates in Share house in Seoul, and gave us some nice pictures taken in Seoul after a trip. Let’s see how was his trip to Seoul and what he felt in Seoul! Hello, everyone! My name is Daniel and I am currently staying in Borderless Share house Osaka. I came Kyoto to study Japanese and learning new language is always so hard. So I decided to visit Seoul for my short holidays! I had stayed in one of share houses of Borderless House Seoul for my trip. I would like to share some moments of my trip with everyone! When I visited Seoul, it was rainy season and sometimes it was really hard to walk around. But when I visited the palace, the weather was really awesome! The palace I have visited has unique atmosphere with great weather. I was really happy to take pictures during the time walk around the palace. Share house where I have stayed in Seoul was near Hongdae. Hongdae 4 house has really great access to famous area in Seoul! Especially to Hongdae, it takes only around 5 minutes by walk. The picture is the center of Hongdae, and I was on my way to have fancy dinner! The place I loved most was the market. I could meet many local people there and could feel real Seoul. People who sells fish were really kind! They kept ask me to have some raw fish when they clean fish. Do not miss trying delicious dishes in the market! I had Jeon which is cooked fish and vegetables with egg and flour. It was so nice and I could drink a lot with these Jeon! I was so busy during the day and my housemates also had their schedule. So we always met in the night time and loved to have a conversation and drink! We enjoyed to visit fancy restaurants together and the picture is the moment we visited Han-river! They recommend me to have “Chimaek” which is having Fried Chicken and Beer!   I love traveling, but it was my first time to stay in Share house. It was really awesome because I could meet many local tenants in Seoul! After this trip, I am planning to visit Taipei with this program again! If you are a tenant of Borderless House, why don’t you try it?     * Only for tenant * If you want to join our House exchange program, feel free to contact us! Always welcome! Please refer to the link below for more information. http://www.borderless-house.com/houseexchange