I came to Nagoya for a 6 week long internship. I knew nobody in this new city and therefore thought it would be a great opportunity to live in the share house as it gave me the opportunity to live with 6 other Japanese housemates.

Due to our different working hours, I was often back in the house much earlier than the rest of my house mates. But the times when they were in I would sit in the living room and watch TV, eat and talk! I first arrived during Christmas time when they had arranged an Xmas party too, that was fun! Other times I relaxed in my room (and I also slept quite a lot!!)

I was in a situation where I often had to speak only Japanese with those housemates who could not speak English- this was a great learning experience! I would often listen to them talk amongst themselves too which was also a great way to pick up the language!
Overall, as I am currently a university student and therefore don't often have any alone time due to my hectic lifestyle, living in the share house was much more relaxed!

Once I return to my Japanese university, I want to continue meeting many more Japanese people and hopefully one day become "pera pera" in the Japanese language!!

I definitely recommend it! It's a great way to meet new people and the share house is so nice!