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	7. H San's Profile Came to Japan in September, 2006 Chinese University Student Housing: Dorm Commute: About 1 hour to school by train

TB -- Nice to meet you. So, is this your first time in Japan?

H San -- Yes, it is. I am actually on exchange from the university I am attending in America.

TB -- Are there a lot of exchange students at Keio University?

H San -- Yeah, there are. People from all over the world, and many different universities.

TB -- Where do you live now?

H San -- I'm living in a dorm in Kawasaki.

TB -- How is your room?

H San -- It's fine, and really big which surprised me. My room is definitely bigger than the rooms at my university at home. I've seen a lot of rooms at my school and some other schools, too. But, I really don't think I've ever seen dorm rooms as large as these!

TB -- Wow, really! So, was the school flooded with applications from students wanting to live there?

H San -- Noﾉit's weird. There are actually a lot of empty rooms.

TB -- What!? Why??

H San -- Maybe because it's far from school. There are very few people from my classes living in the dorm.

TB -- But rent is cheap, isn't it?

H San -- Yeah, it's cheap. Including utilities and internet connection it's 44,000 yen.

TB -- Even with transportation costs it's still better living conditions than most places near the city center, isn't it? Do you have a curfew?

H San -- No curfew. But, because it is an all male dorm, I can't have friends over.

TB -- Oh, really? So that's probably another reason people choose not to live in the dorm then.

H San -- I think so. It's a really comfortable place to live. It's a mystery to me that there are so many empty rooms.

TB -- Well, I think it's great that you were able to find a comfortable room. Thanks for your time today.