Main BuildingsThe YNU campus was noticeably different from my university’s campus. It had at one time been the location of a golf course and some of that can still be seen today as it featured lush grass and tall, dense trees. Not only did it differentiate in greenery, YNU also had tall buildings that could have as many as eight stories, compared to SDSU where the tallest building only has around five stories. I’m still not sure on the direct size comparison as I mainly stayed in one part of the campus, the International Student Center (ISC). This building was somewhat the base of our program as well as other international programs YNU offered. All of the Japanese language courses were taught there and also several other elective classes that I had taken. The main floor lounge was where I had spent most of time on campus with other fellow exchange students and I had gotten to know a lot of friends in that one area. Other than the first week of attending YNU and the few classes that were in other buildings, I had rarely explored the rest of YNU’s campus, which is something I have slight regrets about not doing.
AmmenitiesMy dorm was a three story building that consisted of three halls, A, B, and C. Most of the students lived in halls B and C, which were separated by male and female. These were single-person rooms that had a bed, desk, wardrobe, balcony, kitchen area with a sink, cabinets, fridge, and bathroom with a bathtub and toilet.
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AuthorI am Kyle Sablan and I studied abroad at Yokohama National University (YNU) during the 2016-2017 academic year. This blog was created as one of the requirements for receiving the Gilman Scholarship. The purpose of this blog is to share my personal experience with everybody and encourage interest in studying abroad. Archives
April 2018
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