Why Are Share Houses The Best Shelter Option When You Are Starting Life In Abroad?

In the present world, borders and boundaries have become fluid. These lines that mark and enclose an area to represent a city, country, or continent, and which primarily only exist on paper are in the present world not as rigid as they used to be earlier. Instead, in the present moment, these boundaries have become porous to allow people to move in and out of a country. This sits true for the borders and boundaries of almost all the countries or continents around the globe.

The Earth presently has become a global space, and all the cities and countries have become a part of its chain. Whether it is for studies or managing businesses, every year we witness people moving across borders. Because of this, it has become a natural occurrence to find citizens of different nationalities living together in a country they were not born or brought up.

But if you have ever traveled overseas, then you would know that living in a new country is not a very pleasant experience especially during the initial days. It is so because when you go to a new place you usually miss your old friends and family, and the previous surroundings terribly. Plus, when you move to a new country you feel like a stranger, and thus, it becomes difficult to blend in.

Mixing-in in a new country is not as easy as it may appear in the first place. We say so because when you go to a new place, you usually don’t know much about the culture or tradition of that place. And because of this, you always feel anxious and stressed in your new surroundings. You are always on your toes observing how other people are behaving so you would not mistakenly do that would hurt or disrespect the sentiments of the natives.

Thus, in such a time when you have freshly moved into a new country, it is considered a good idea to live in a share house. Doing so will help you in many ways. Wondering how that works? Well, in that case, read our next section to find out your answers.

How are share houses helpful in starting a fresh life in a new country?

A sharehouse is a big property that is offered on rent to tenants where many strangers share the same roof. In a share house, you can rent a single room for yourself or you can rent a room that houses 3 to 4 people in total depending upon your needs and requirements. This place is a top shelter choice for people, especially for those who have freshly shifted to a new country because-
It helps you in understanding alien customs.

As we have already established, when you move to a new country, chances are that you will be unfamiliar with its customs and traditions. This can make you anxious while adding to your stress levels. Also, there is this probability that if you did something wrong because of your unfamiliarity with the local customs that the natives find offending or insulting, then you might feel even more alienated and alone. Thus, for this reason, it is a safe choice to live in a share house at least for the initial days because there you are bound to come across many people who will be interested in international exchange.

When you will live with them, such people will help you in learning more about their local culture, while at the same time they will also try to understand your traditions. This healthy exchange will make your life significantly easier. So, if you want to know about the local customs and traditions of a place, its food, its manners, etc. in a friendly way without wasting much time, then share houses should be your top priority while seeking shelter.

It is a borderless accommodation

When you move to a new space how fluently you can speak their local language plays a very important role in deciding the ease with which you will blend in your new surroundings. So, for example, if you have moved to Taiwan for your further studies and you can fluently speak and write Chinese, then this will probably mean that you will find it easier to navigate Taiwan as compared to someone who doesn’t even understand Chinese. It is so because when you don’t understand the local language of a place, you find it hard to explain to people your queries or emotions.

Now, in such a scenario, it is wise to find a share house in your new country because in share houses you can probably find residents who are familiar with your language. In this way, your common language can help you in befriending people and it can also help you in learning the local language quite easily. We, BORDERLESS HOUSE, make language exchange easy for you by offering on our website the information about the nationality of its residents. You can even opt to talk to the residents of the share house while requesting a preview of the property.

It offers you easier access to common knowledge

When you shift to a new country, other than the customs, traditions, and language of that place there are many other things that you ought to learn about your new home town. These things include information on the common practices of the new place, knowledge about local shops and convenience stores in your locality, and awareness about the norms of living in that place such that your safety is not threatened.

Living in a share house can help you in gaining easy access to such information. It is so because when you are sharing a roof with other people you are bound to interact with them. In your conversations, you can come across the above-mentioned info without even requesting for the same. In opposed to this, if you opt to live alone in a new country, then acquiring such information may take some time.

Thus, these are some reasons because of which living in a share house should be your preferred choice. Living here can help you in settling-in easily.

 

 

 

What Is A Sharehouse?

A sharehouse is a rental space where people who are living independently, gather to live together. Except for private rooms, all other spaces are shared with fellow tenants. The shared spaces include the lounge area, where tenants can interact with one another, the kitchen, where they can prepare a variety of cuisines and meals, and the bathroom.

Share houses are mainly occupied by similarly aged (young and middle-aged) independently living locals or foreigners who have moved to Japan. Share houses appeal to this group of people due to the diversity, comfort of living, and fun that they offer to its tenants.

In the 1990s, with the increase of the foreigner population in Japan, people were introduced to a new accommodation medium called ‘gaijin houses’ or ‘foreigner houses’. Share houses are the modern version of a gaijin house. Today, these houses have become multicultural environments, providing shared spaces for locals and foreigners to interact with one another.

Popularity Of Share Houses

The increasing focus on shared spaces in television dramas and the collective generational desire to interact with new people and explore new things has led to the popularity of share houses in east Asia.

The Share House Culture

According to a 2015 study, 1.75% of Japan’s population consists of immigrants. Some of these immigrants are foreigners who have moved to the city for work, education, or travel. With the growing population in metro cities, accommodations in Japan are getting harder to find and more costly. Sharehouses offer a fully-furnished space for independently living locals and foreigners, providing both a cost-effective and a multicultural option.

Different companies provide sharehouses with different themes, aiming to bring like-minded people together. Some shares houses are based on similar interests like sports, while there are some share houses that are only for girls or for single mothers, etc.

When living at a share house, one can learn about local culture, taste authentic local food, understand the local lifestyle, and make friends with local residents. BORDERLESS HOUSE is one of the leading share house companies in Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan, as they offer a variety of multicultural shares houses.

After co-living for a period of time, and in some cases even sharing a room, housemates leave their sharehouses with strong friendships with individuals from various countries across the globe.

Share House v/s Room Share: The Better Rental

When moving to another country, most people go for the conventional choice of a rental accommodation i.e. leasing an apartment or sharing a rental house. While the cost of a rental is divided between flatmates in a shared rental, the overhead costs and the money spent during the first month of leasing can empty your pockets.

A rental apartment has to be furnished, the monthly bills for electricity, gas, internet, and water have to be paid, and the cost of repairs, if any, must be shouldered by the flatmates.
By contrast, when renting a space in a share house, the tenants all pay a monthly rent and maintenance fee, and the management details are all handled by the sharehouse company.

A rental apartment or room is generally shared by people who either are friends or have previously decided to group together for the purpose of leasing the space together. While living with someone you already know may sound more comfortable, it leaves little space for learning. If you and your roommates are all foreigners, then it will be increasingly difficult for you to immerse yourself in the local way of living.

What Kind Of Personality Fits Share House Life well?

1. An open heart

Obviously, a share house constitutes communal spaces, which means you’ll share your space with your housemates who come from everywhere around the world. Everyone has their own different backgrounds, personalities and experiences, so, an open heart and mind are important for anyone considering staying in a share house.

2. People who love to make new friends!

Communication is one of the main concept points of BORDERLESS HOUSE. Most of our tenants expect to be placed in an environment where tenants are willing to communicate and interact to each other! So, make an effort not to hide away in your room, and instead, join your housemates, enjoy your time together, and make it memorable!

3. Maintain house cleanliness and environment with other housemates

A clean and comfortable environment requires all the housemates to work on maintaining it together. In BORDERLESS HOUSE, all tenants will need to take turns to do the housework together!

BORDERLESS HOUSE

BORDERLESS HOUSE is an International share house company with 122 share houses and 1285 rooms available for rent in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan. BORDERLESS HOUSE caters to a large number of tenants every month. These tenants are from around 50 different countries and come to the share house with their own cultural knowledge to impart and a lot to gain from other housemates.

The ratio of locals and foreigners in a share house depends upon each share house company. The resident ratio between locals and foreigners at BORDERLESS HOUSE share houses is equal. This guarantees foreigners an opportunity to interact with locals and learn the culture, language, and traditions of the country.

The essence of a share house by BORDERLESS HOUSE is to create a multicultural space, where borders do not matter- where people from different countries across the world live together and share experiences. Residents teach and learn from each other, and become lifelong friends.

The Benefits Of Staying At A BORDERLESS HOUSE

● When you move to another country, you come across a lot of new and unexpected things. The food, the lifestyle, the language, the culture, and people’s perspectives are all new and strange at first. While some people find it easy to adapt into new spaces, others might have trouble interacting with people and making friends. Living together under the same roof, provides an immediate community of friends and a great environment for people to start talking.

● When living together for an extended period, housemates can learn each other’s culture and way of living. Interaction with people from different cultures helps you broaden your perspectives and learn new things about human nature.
Living with locals can help you learn the culture and folklore of the country. You can even celebrate local festivals, i.e. Chinese New Year, Seollal, and Shogatsu with local people!

● If you have moved to either Japan, Korea, or Taiwan for the long term, then knowledge of the local language will certainly come in handy. With the help your local housemates, you can simplify your life by learning the local language. Knowing the local language will help you better navigate around the country and take a step towards being accepted as a resident of your new country!

● When living at a share house, you can benefit from the advice and knowledge of your local housemates. Once you become friends, you can visit popular local restaurants and bars together. If you need to buy something, they can recommend the best shops in the area, or even accompany you to one. Basically, when living in a share house, you will never feel alone despite being in a foreign country.

● While there are many social benefits of living at a share house, it is also economically beneficial for people who are living alone. The monthly cost of staying at a share house is generally cheaper than that of a private apartment. Apart from the rent and maintenance fee, the tenants are not expected to pay for additional facilities like the internet, water, gas, etc. In some cases they can share the cost of cooking with other tenants and save money while making friends.

● Considering that a lot of people are housed together, share houses generally offer better and smarter house appliances. Some share houses even offer home theatres and fitness studios.

● To make the life of tenants at the share house easier, share house companies have dedicated house management staff to oversee the maintenance of the share house. From broken appliances to leaking pipes, every big and small maintenance job is handled by the company staff so that the tenants of the share house have one less thing to worry about.

BORDERLESS HOUSE is located in many different cities, including Tokyo, Seoul, and Taipei, amongst others. These houses are located in areas that are nearby to local markets, stations, and other regularly visited places to ensure maximized convenience and ease of living for the tenants.

We are a customer-oriented rental share house company and provide free special programs for our tenants.

House Exchange Program: We are an international company. When a tenant from BORDERLESS HOUSE is traveling to another country or city, where another BORDERLESS HOUSE is located, then they can stay at one of our other houses without any additional charges. This exchange can last for a week or even a month! The tenants can arrive in a new country, meet local people at the sharehouse and benefit from their knowledge of the city. Who knows, they might even find someone to take them sightseeing!

Language Exchange Program: The Language exchange program enables foreign tenants to learn the local language from other local tenants at our share houses.

BORDERLESS Diners: Every once in a while, there is an international cuisine gathering for our tenants. This gathering is a place for tenants to get to know one another and enjoy delicious delicacies together.

BORDERLESS events: These events are organized for the occupants of multiple share houses to come together. This way, the tenants have a wider networking platform, and can meet new local and foreign BORDERLESS HOUSE residents for a fun time!

All the programs and features offered by BORDERLESS HOUSE are created with the focus of erasing borders at the forefront. Our goal is to create culturally enriched spaces for independently living people in the respective countries.

If you’re looking for a share house rental either in Japan, Korea, and Taiwan, you can reach out to us at BORDERLESS HOUSE.

【Ridilover x Borderless House】We held a study tour to learn multiculturalism in our international share house

Hi ! This is Yuya of Borderless House, and I am in charge of this blog .

Today’s story is about high school student who come to Borderless House for class trips.

The main mission of this trip is to break down the unconcern to society.

We held this trip with Ridilover, a general incorporated foundation who held a lot of study tour business to high school students and adults.

This time, 30 students from Hiroshima and Nagasaki came to Borderless House and we did 2 study tours.

I am going to explain the Nagasaki student trip.

Borderless House become a destination of school trip !? ~ We have thought about multiculturalism~

Why we have to do some experience of social challenges in a share house?

think some people have this question in mind.

Borderless house is a place in which ” Youth people from everywhere in world live together and experience different cultures together“.

and our goal is to make a society which ” regardless the country you came from, everyone is respecting multiculturalism.”

“Do you want to try to hold a study tour about multiculturalism at a sharehouse ?”

It was a 2-hour tour.

During the tour, we have first a discussion and a workshop about “multiculturalism in Japan” with our foreigners tenants.

First, let look at the house ! The first time to enter in a share house!

For highschool student who is living with their parents, sharehouse is an unknown area.

They all know about it because of TV but they don’t know about life in it. So, we invite them to have a house tour at the beginning.

We calculate the interior of the house to be able to promote communication.

For example, in Hounancho house, you have to pass over the living room to get access to your room. So people interact naturally in the house and greeting like “welcome back” or “I am back!” happen.

and by making an atmosphere that communication is usual, the interaction between Japanese tenants and foreign tenants become easier.

When we are explaining the concept and the interior, some students said that they wanted to live in this house.If you are planning to move to Tokyo or Kansai area, we are welcome to receive you!We are waiting for you !

What are you going to bring to a deserted island ? Let have a international communicatio by workshop

After the house tour, let have a workshop.

Before the study tour, we have asked our student to prepare some answers
The question was: think about every contact you have with foreigners.

The answers of highschool students were: the shopman of a convenience store, exchange student, teacher of ELT, tourist, etc…

If we put attention, foreigners are everywhere in our life.

However, when we ask them if they talk to them, most students say no.

We have asked them the reasons. They cannot talk about the language or they don’t have the opportunity to meet them.

But the main reason is that they feel scary to not be able to understand each other by not having the same values.

But do you think the way to think is going to differ from the country you have born?

We cannot understand each other if we don’t talk the same language?

As a student do not have interaction with foreigners, it is not easy to have an answer to this question. So, we invite some tenants of Borderless House to create interaction.


The theme of the workshop is easy.

If you have to go to a deserted island, and you can bring 3 items, what are you going to bring?

Have a talk with your team and decide it!

All our tenants were people who just have come to Japan and everyone can speak only English or another language.

In the beginning, the student has some difficulties to tell the name of the item they want to bring. But they start to communicate by easy word, some imitation and by drawing.

By seeing the effort of our high school students, our tenant did also some effort to communicate by using easy English word or the Japanese word they know
In the beginning, they were a distance between tenants and students.

However, after they have finished the workshop, they were all became friendly.

” It was not easy to tell the item or group our idea. but everyone was so kind that I wanted to talk to them more.”

We could get some good comment from highschool student.

Neighbor from foreign country is grworing up ! Do you want to know more about each other ?

In 2018, 31million people come to Japan. And in 2020, the year of Olympics, we expect that more than 40 million people are going to visit Japan.

In addition, they are 26.3 million of people living in Japan, which mean 1/50 of people in Japan are foreigners.

And because of the aging population, Japan is planning to recruit 30 thousand to 14.5million of foreigners to fill the lack of workforce in the domain of nursing care and healthcare.
Interaction between foreigners is important for Japan and the Japanese people.
However, governmental support in the domain of language and public administration are not in good condition yet. So for foreigners, it is not easy to live in Japan.

In our usual life, it is difficult to find an opportunity to meet and make foreign friends.

I am too bad to make a wall because of the country or difference od culture even if we are living in the same country.

They are not people from a different country, we are and they are our neighbors

We want to make our city, and our country better all together

This is how Borderless House think about coexistence.

They are no wall of language. The most important think is the sentiment that you want to tell to this person.

” When I sit down on the train, nobody wants to sit next to me.”

“When I go to Udon or Soba restaurant, the staff serve me some spoon and fork instead of the chopstick.”

” I can speak a little bit of Japanese. However, even I ask the road in Japanese, they just say: sorry I don’t speak English and avoid us.”

These are the answers to our tenants when we ask them if they have ever experienced prejudice in Japan.
” I think the Japanese are very kind and friendly, and Japan is an interesting country easy to live in. You know, we really like to live in Japan and we really want to interact more with Japanese.

About the chopstick, I think it is the kindness of the staff, so I feel happy.
I really want to communicate more, Like that, we can understand more each other. “

After they listen to the voice of our tenants during the workshop, students left us these comments ( image ).

 

When we live in Japan, we are not trying to avoid or foreigners.

I think, our shyness and our over-kindness keep away from foreigners and the distance between us has increased.

Thanks to this tour, we had this feeling to be able to create more opportunity to meet people from diffenrent background.

What is the multiculturalism that Borderless House want to spread to the society?

Borderless house has started 12 years before.

At this time, the number of foreigners was not like today. And many problems like people could not borrow a room or get some social security. In the hospital, as they were not a translator, it was not easy to get good healthcare.

In addition, because we have different culture, we believe in a different religion, we talk different languages, they were many Japanese who have a prejudice toward foreigners.

We wanted to change this society, we wanted to take all the distance and the misunderstanding between Japanese and foreigners. This is why in order to know each other, we have started an international interacting share house business.

Since we have started the business, the number of foreigners has increased and Japanese society became more globalized.
In our sharehouse, we have some trouble between tenants because of language or culture.
but by having a face to face communication and the action to try to solve the problem with patience, lead us to find new values.

And coexistence between people who have different backgrounds is not as difficult as you think. Just small respect for people who have different backgrounds and enjoy differences is needed.

We think this is the way to our ideal multicultural society

Borderless house will continue to try to create a multiculturalist society!

This study tour help to our high school students to understand and experience multiculturalism.

In 2020, we are going to try to hold 10 study tours with Ridilover, and we will continue to tell about multiculturalism, understanding different cultures and diversity to the society.

We are also doing a lecture and discourse about how multiculturalism is appearing from Borderless House. or how Japanese and foreigners can live together in the future?

We are looking forward to be able to meet you soon !

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언어교환 프로그램 오리엔테이션 – 권도헌 & Adam!

안녕하세요! 보더리스하우스 서울지점입니다.
날씨가 점점 추워지고 있네요.
모두 건강관리에 신경쓰시어 감기 조심하시길 바랍니다!

혹시 보더리스하우스 입주자한정 프로그램 중 하나인
랭귀지 익스체인지, 언어교환 프로그램을 알고 계신가요?
현재 보더리스하우스에서 지내고 계신 입주자 중
특정 외국어를 배우고 싶은 한국인 입주자,
한국어를 배우고 싶은 외국인 입주자를 매칭해드리는 프로그램입니다!

입주자분들의 성원 속에 지금도 계속 새로운 페어가 매칭되고 있답니다.
이번에는 한국인 입주자 권도헌님과 캐나다에서 오신 입주자 Adam님께서
한국어 – 영어 언어교환 오리엔테이션을 위해 사무실에 방문해주셨어요!

Adam님께서는 한국에 오시기 전 일본에서 오래 지내셔서
일본어도, 모국어인 영어도 능숙하신 분이세요.
현재 한국어를 열심히 공부하고 계시기 때문에
학습을 도와줄 한국인 친구와의 매칭을 원하고 계셨어요.
한국인 입주자 권도헌님께서는 현재 경찰로 근무하고 계시답니다!
자기계발을 위해 영어 언어교환을 신청해주셨고
두 분께서는 지내시는 하우스가 가까이에 있어 
앞으로 꾸준히 만나기를 바라는 마음으로 매칭해드렸어요.

처음 매칭이 되고 오리엔테이션은 보더리스하우스의 사무실에서 진행됩니다.
첫 만남이라 어색할 것 같지만 스탭과 함께라면 전혀 어색하지 않아요!
스탭과 함께 서로의 자기소개서를 읽어보며 대화를 나누고 계신 두 분이랍니다!

오리엔테이션이 마무리된 후에는 두 분께서 자유롭게 시간을 보내시게 되세요.
최근 권도헌, Adam님께서는 최근에도 자주 만나시며
이렇게 함께 공부를 하시거나 함께 서울나들이를 하고 계시답니다!

하우스메이트들과의 교류를 넘어 함께 외국어를 학습할 수 있는 절호의 기회!
현재 보더리스하우스에서 지내고 계시다면 이런 멋진 기회를 놓치지 마세요!
자세한 사항은 스탭에게 문의주시면 도와드리겠습니다:)

입주자한정 언어교환 프로그램 *

보더리스하우스의 입주자 한정 프로그램인
랭귀지 익스체인지에 대해 더욱 자세히 알고 싶으시거나
참여를 희망하실 경우 아래 링크를 통해 편히 문의주세요!
 http://www.borderless-house.kr/languageexchange/  

*HOUSE EXCHANGE* Claire – 도쿄에서 서울로!

보더리스하우스 서울지점 오랜만에 인사드립니다!
하우스 익스체인지 프로그램은 보더리스하우스가 제공하는
입주자 한정 프로그램 중에서도 단연 인기최고인 프로그램인데요!
이번에 도쿄 보더리스하우스에서 지내고 계시는
프랑스 여성분 Claire님께서 서울 보더리스하우스에 방문하여
하우스메이트들과 즐거운 시간을 보내셨다고 하셔서
여러분께 Claire님의 즐거웠던 서울여행기를 공개하고자 합니다!

안녕하세요! 도쿄 보더리스하우스에서 지내고 있는 Claire라고 합니다.
크리스마스를 맞아 무얼 할까 고민하던 중에
보더리스하우스 입주자 한정 프로그램인 하우스 익스체인지 프로그램이
떠올라 신청하게 되었고 서울 홍대에 있는 쉐어하우스를 이용하게 되었어요.

이번에 처음 서울에 와 보았는데 도쿄보다 훨씬 추워서 놀랐어요.
날씨가 이렇게 추운데 여행기간 동안 잘 다닐 수 있을까
걱정도 많이 했지만, 따뜻한 쉐어하우스와 룸메이트 덕분에
그런 걱정 하나도 없이 즐거운 여행을 즐기고 돌아갈 수 있었답니다!

이미 한국에서 지내고 있던 홍대 하우스 하우스메이트들과
본격적으로 서울 여행을 다니기 시작했어요!
그 중 가장 기억에 남는 건 역시 궁궐이었답니다.
하우스메이트들과 함께 사진도 찍고 즐거운 시간이었어요!

지내는 동안 하우스메이트들이 많이 챙겨줘서 덕분에 편하게 지냈어요.
함께 여행을 하기도 하고 쉐어하우스에서 여유로이
시간을 보내며 함께 요리와 식사를 하기도 했죠.
도쿄 보더리스하우스에서는 3인실에서 지내고 있는데
서울에서는 개인실을 이용하게 되어서 그 것도 참 색다른 경험이었어요!

하우스메이트들과 여러 쇼핑몰을 돌아다니며
구경도 많이 했고 그만큼 쇼핑도 많이 했어요.
쇼핑을 하면서 함께 걷고 이야기를 나누며 더더욱 친해질 수 있었답니다.
맛있는 음식들도 많이 즐길 수 있어서 더더욱 즐거운 시간이었어요!

요즘 도쿄에서도 핫한 치즈 닭갈비를 먹어보았는데
맵지만 치즈가 있어 고소하니 정말 맛있었답니다!
여행의 가장 큰 매력은 그 나라의 음식을 맛볼 수 있다는 것 같아요!
도쿄에서도 한식을 먹어볼 수 있지만 역시 서울에서 먹는 것과는
느낌이 달라서 색다르고 새로운 경험을 해 볼 수 있어 즐거웠답니다!

이번 여행동안 새로운 사람들을 많이 만나고 친해질 수 있어서
정말 뜻깊었던 여행이었던 것 같아요.
언제 다시 만날 수 있을지 모르겠지만 서울의 하우스메이트들과도
오래오래 친하게 지내기를 바라고 있답니다!
저는 다시 도쿄로 돌아가지만 언젠가 다시 한국에 오고 싶어요!
여러분도 지금 보더리스하우스에 지내고 계시다면
하우스 익스체인지 프로그램을 꼭 이용해보시길 추천드릴게요!

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언제든지 연락 주시길 바랍니다!/
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미리메리 크리스마스 파티 with 보더리스하우스 서울!

보더리스하우스 서울지점 인사드립니다!
다들 즐거운 크리스마스 보내셨나요?
보더리스하우스 서울지점은 지난 12월 16일 토요일에
입주자 여러분과 함께 조금 이른 크리스마스 파티를 즐겼답니다!

이번 이벤트는 상수역 인근에 위치한 다트바에서 진행되었어요.
다트바에서 이벤트를 진행해 본 것은 처음이라 색다른 분위기였답니다!
크리스마스 분위기를 듬뿍 느낄 수 있게끔 데코레이션도 해보았어요.

즐거운 이벤트에는 맛있는 간식이 빠질 수 없겠죠?
이번 이벤트에 참가해주신 입주자 여러분을 위해 맛난 피자가 준비되었어요!
모두 시원한 음료와 함께 맛있게 즐겨주셔서 감사했답니다!

다트바에서 진행된 이벤트인만큼 다트 게임이 빠질 수 없죠!
상품을 걸고 치열한 다트매치가 진행되었답니다!

승자로 결정된 두 팀의 멤버들을 공개합니다!
모두모두 축하드려요!!

이번 이벤트에서도 많은 입주자분들을 만날 수 있어 즐거웠어요.
다음 이벤트에도 많은 입주자분들을 만날 수 있었으면 좋겠어요!
모두모두 즐거운 연말 되세요!

해피 할로윈 파티 in 서울 보더리스하우스!

안녕하세요~!
보더리스 하우스 서울지점입니다.

한국에서도 점점 할로윈을 즐기고 있는데, 
즐거운 할로윈 보내셨나요?

저희 보더리스 하우스도 입주자분들과
해피 할로윈 파티를 재미나게 즐겼답니다!

곧 오실 입주자 분들을 기다리며 두근두근!:)
음식과 음료를 준비하고 기다려봅니다!!


이미 알고 계신 입주자 분들도 계시지만, 처음 만나는 분들도 있는 자리니까!
어색하고 부끄럽지만 자기소개를 해봅니다!

다만, 이번에는 조금 특별하게 스스로 본인을 소개하는 ‘키워드’를 하나씩 정해서
하다보니까 더 쉽게 친해질 수 있었다고 해요!

그리고 다함께 노래방을 즐기면서 경연도 하고요~
페이스페인팅도 하면서 할로윈을 만끽했답니다!

바쁘신 와중에 참가해주신 모든 입주자분들께 너무 감사드리며,
즐거운 시간을 함께 보내서 너무 행복했답니다!

보더리스쉐어하우스에서는 문화, 언어교류를 즐기시는 입주자분들을 위해
이벤트 외에도 다양한 프로그램을 제공하고 있답니다.
국제교류에 관심이 있으시다면 언제든지 웰컴!

다음 이벤트에서 만나길 기다릴게요!

*HOUSE EXCHANGE* Daniel – 교토에서 서울로!

하우스 익스체인지 교토에서 서울로!

 

안녕하세요, 보더리스 쉐어하우스 입니다.

교토에도 보더리스의 쉐어하우스가 운영되고 있다는 사실, 알고 계셨나요?

최근 보더리스하우스 교토에서 지내고 계신 입주자 Daniel 님께서

하우스 익스체인지 프로그램을 통해 서울여행을 즐기고 돌아가셨습니다!

Daniel 님은 여행을 사랑하는 분으로, 처음 해외의 쉐어하우스에서

지내게되어 독특한 경험을 많이 할 수 있으셨다고 하는데요!

Daniel님의 즐거웠던 서울여행을 여러분께 공개합니다!

 

안녕하세요, 저는 보더리스하우스 교토 쉐어하우스에서

지내고 있는 독일에서 온 Daniel 이라고 합니다.

교토에서는 일본어를 공부하고 있어요.

물론 제가 배우고 싶어서 결정한 것이긴 하지만

새로운 언어를 배운다는 건 정말 힘든 일이더라고요.

그래서 이번 방학 때 일본과 가까운 한국으로 여행을 떠나기로 했어요!

 

제가 한국여행을 하면서 가장 먼저 방문한 장소는 종로였어요.

여러 궁들과 문화재를 보면서 한국의 매력에 흠뻑 빠졌답니다!

쉐어하우스에서 지내면서 여러 나라 친구를 만날 수 있었는데

한국 친구들이 서울 여행을 할 때 종로에 꼭 가보라고 한 이유를 알 수 있었어요!

여름에 한국에 가게 되어서 비가 많이 올까 걱정했는데

다행히도 궁궐을 돌아다니는 동안에는 비가 그쳐 날씨가 정말 좋았답니다!

 

 

홍대의 밤거리를 걷는 것도 정말 매력적인 코스였어요.

제가 서울여행을 하면서 지낸 곳은 보더리스하우스 홍대 4 쉐어하우스였어요.

홍대입구역에서 걸어서 3분 거리에 위치한 쉐어하우스로

서울 이곳저곳을 돌아다니는 저에게 최적의 위치였어요!

물론 홍대 자체도 정말 매력적인 거리였답니다.

하우스메이트들과 함께 밤에 산책을 하고 맛있는 식사도 하며

즐거운 시간을 보낼 수 있어서 행복한 하루하루였어요!

 

저는 여행을 할 때 그 도시의 시장에 방문해보는 것을 좋아해요.

시장에서는 여러 사람들도 만날 수 있고 도시의 진짜 모습을 볼 수 있거든요.

이번 서울여행에서도 빠트리지 않고 시장에 방문했어요.

상인 분들이 제게 너무 친절히 대해주셔서 좋은 기억으로 남아있답니다!

 

여행의 묘미는 역시 맛있는 음식들을 먹으러 다니는 거 아닌가요?

이번 여행에서 저는 ‘전’이라는 음식을 태어나서 처음 먹어 보았어요.

채소, 고기, 생선 등의 재료에 달걀과 밀가루를 묻혀

기름에 튀기듯이 구워낸 음식이라고 하던데 정말 고소하고 맛있었어요!

쉐어하우스에서 함께 지낸 하우스메이트들과 전과 찌개를 먹으며

술을 한 잔씩 마시다보니 어느새 새벽이 될 정도로 시간 가는 줄 몰랐답니다!

 

아무래도 쉐어하우스 입주자들은 학생, 직장인 등 직업이 있는 사람이 많아서

낮 동안에는 역시 하우스메이트들을 만나는 게 쉽지는 않았어요.

저도 교토에서는 낮 동안에 수업을 듣느라 집에 있지 않으니까요.

하지만 밤마다 잊지 않고 저를 찾아주는 하우스메이트들 덕분에

짧은 시간이었지만 정도 많이 들고 좋은 추억도 많이 쌓을 수 있었어요.

 

저는 여행을 좋아해서 세계 여러 나라를 돌아다녔지만

이번처럼 여행하는 동안 쉐어하우스에서 지내본 것은 처음이에요.

실제로 그 나라에, 도시에 지내는 친구들을 만나 어울리며

몇 배로 더 즐거운 여행이 되었던 것 같아 정말 만족스럽답니다.

여러분도 보더리스하우스의 하우스 익스체인지 프로그램을 꼭 이용해보세요!

 

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하우스 익스체인지를 경험 해보고 싶으신 분 이시라면,
언제든지 연락 주시길 바랍니다!
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해외입양인연대와 함께한 언어교환 프로그램!

(사) 해외입양인연대와 함께하는 언어교환 프로그램!

안녕하세요, 쉐어하우스 보더리스하우스 서울지점입니다!

다들 알고 계실지 모르겠지만, 저희 보더리스하우스는 입주자 여러분의

원활한 국제교류를 위해 입주자한정 프로그램들을 운영하고 있습니다.

최근 입주자 한정 프로그램 중 하나인 언어교환, 랭귀지 익스체인지 프로그램

오리엔테이션이 보더리스하우스 서울지점 사무실에서 열렸는데요,

이번에는 특별하게 (사) 해외입양인연대에서 프로그램에 참여해주셨답니다!

원래 랭귀지 익스체인지 프로그램은 입주자 한정 프로그램으로,

서로 다른 하우스에 지내고 계신 입주자 분들을 상대로 매칭을 진행합니다.

하지만 최근 (사) 해외입양인연대와 함께 한국에 처음 방문하시는

입양인 여러분들과 함께하는 마더랜드 투어 등 여러 프로그램을

함께 하게 되면서 랭귀지 익스체인지도 함께 진행하게 되었답니다!

이번에 진행된 언어교환 오리엔테이션에 대한 소식을 전해드리기에 앞서

저희 보더리스하우스 서울지점과 함께 하게 된 (사) 해외입양인연대에

대한 간략한 정보를 여러분께 전해드리고자 합니다!

(사) 해외입양인연대는 어린 시절 해외로 입양된 입양인 분들의

뿌리 찾기 및 한국인으로서의 정체성을 찾고 한국 비자 발급을 비롯하여

체류, 정착 그리고 적응 등을 돕는데 힘쓰고 계신 단체랍니다!

최근 보더리스하우스 서울지점의 사무실에서 저희 입주자 민경님과

(사) 해외입양인연대에서 저희 언어교환 프로그램에 참가해주신 Ellyn님의

언어교환 오리엔테이션을 진행하게 되었습니다.

민경님은 유학생활로 얻은 영어실력과 자신감을 잃지 않기 위해

저희 보더리스하우스를 찾아주신 현 입주자 분이시고,

Ellyn님은 머나먼 미국에서 친부모님을 찾기 위해 한국에 오셨다가

현재까지 영어 교사로 일하시면서 열심히 한국어를 공부하는 분이십니다.

민경님은 교환학생으로 미국에 있는 대학에서 공부하신 경험이 있으셨고

Ellyn님은 쭉 미국에서 지내오셨던 터라 두 분이서 미국 생활에 대한 이야기로

활기차게 언어교환 오리엔테이션을 시작했습니다!

Ellyn님께서도 적극적으로 처음 한국에 오셨을 때 겪었던 웃지 못 할

에피소드 등을 말씀해주시는 등 정말 밝은 분위기에서 진행되었답니다.

처음 만난 것이라고는 상상하기 어려울 정도로 밝고 즐거운 분위기였습니다!

약 3시간 동안 진행된 오리엔테이션을 마치고 며칠 내에 함께 만나

식사를 하시며 즐거운 시간을 보내실 예정이라는 두 분!

이번 언어교환 프로그램 참가를 계기로 서로 언어 실력을 향상시킴과 더불어

좋은 친구가 되셨으면 하는 바람입니다!

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보더리스하우스의 입주자 한정 프로그램인 랭귀지 익스체인지에 대해

더욱 자세히 알고 싶으시거나 참여를 희망하실 경우

아래 링크를 통해 보더리스하우스 스탭에게 편히 문의주세요!

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