Housing Assignment

On September 6th, I found out what dorm I will be living in for the first semester! (And possibly the second semester as well, but I think it depends on what CIEE arranges, so we'll just have to wait and see.)

I will be living in DK House Nerima, aptly named for its location in Nerima, a suburb to the west of Tokyo.

It is about 40 minutes away from campus, which is quite a bit less than what they said the average commute would be (60~90 minutes), but I do wish that there weren't any transfers mid-commute--that way I could study without being worried about missing my stop until I got to Yotsuya station. Given that you can walk from one end of my home campus to the other in 10 minutes or less, this kind of travel will be hard to swallow at first.

Gotta love that 8 AM commute.

In any case, the area is quiet and there are a ton of shops nearby (Family Mart, Mister Donut, Daiso, a bookstore, a coffee place, a 7-11, the list goes on...), so that is pretty nice. Since Nerima is in the western part of Tokyo, I'm closer to places like Shinjuku, Shibuya, and Harajuku, which I would definitely like to visit at least once.

I may never leave Nerima, though, with stores like these.

When I actually arrive, I'll take some pictures of my room and the dorm in general, so stay tuned for that!