KOBE UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCE

NOW IT's the post about my dorm...

I stay in Kobe University International Residence here. It's just been renovated like 2 or 3 years ago i guess? So it's so nice here. It's located in Port Island. There are many government apartments here. And i guess there are some offices here in the island by seeing the commuters in rush hour. It's so quiet here. very very quiet. and...empty? I don't see much crowd here. Although judging by the number of apartment here, there should be more than 1000 families living here. The only crowds I see are students from school. Even that doesn't compare to schools in Jakarta.

I live in D room. the smallest room type here.

If it looks big to you, imagine it smaller. and smaller. Because in fact, it's really small. For me, a small (even among asian) asian girl, It's okay. But i always see all the other westeners here and wonder how they survive in that D room. I can barely sit straight on the toilet since my knees will be head to head with the door. E room is bigger. I guess they have space for one more bed. but that's it. I am lucky to have a room with a nice view. Most of rooms here overlook other buildings. but everything else is so nice. and clean. the refrigerator is just enough for one person. and i shop for groceries everyweek. the stove is IH. it uses electricity and uses special kind of pans and so on. there are 2 power outlet, one beside the table and one on the...doorway(?).
One side of window is doubled with a sliding door that has a net for bugs. So you can get air from the outside without bugs coming in. There is a small balcony outside to hang clothes. They provide like a hanger...or something. all you need to do is buy the laundry rope. The AC can be used for cool and hot air. and the best thing about this room i have to say is the lamp. because not only i can adjust the brightness. i can turn it off or on with a remote control. kekeke. goodbye having to get up in a cold night only to turn off the lamp....or getting too scared to get up waking up at midnight.

there are one laundry rooms in each floor for except one floor (i guess). and common room in each floor too. there is also a microwave in the common room. For the laundry you need to buy the laundry card for (1.000 yenn on the first floor, washing will cost 60 yen and dryer 20yen/20mins) there are 2 study rooms on the first floor with free internet (you have to have an id and password to access the internet, it will be given by Kobe University). ah and also there is a storage room in each floor too. so you can keep your suitcases or other goods there. there is also a japanese room on the first floor. It's not that big...like the name, it's a japanese style room. you also can watch tv or hangout on the first floor.

There are 3 kombini or convenience store near (seven eleven, lawson, and family mart) and 2 supermarkets very near too (Daiei/Gourmet City and Toho). Gourmet city is much bigger than Toho. but some things are cheaper in Toho. You can buy cheap food at night. the later the cheaper things can become.hmm.. what else. there are many parks and schools here. the station is very close. ah IKEA is also walk distance so you can buy cheap furnitures etc there. 

Water bill is every 2 months. you have to pay it to the dorm office. dormitory is paid through bank while electricity bill through kombini.