AP House Living Learning Program Awards Ceremony

Going to the Jūmonjibaru Observatory with my floormates and RA in the middle of the night.

Shoes feel stuffy after taking a bath, so slippers are a must!

Bourbon Mini Chocolate Brownie

My floormates and the public bath

I want to continue making use of the multicultural collaborative experience I gained in AP House, staying open to new opportunities and expanding my knowledge and experiences.

Diversity and self-understanding

If there’s someone, you’re curious about—like someone you often meet in the public bath or someone playing music you know on the piano—try plucking up the courage to talk to them. You might become closer than just being floormates!

MIX program (Because I was able to gain experiences that are useful in daily life, and it also gave me opportunities to become close with international students from various countries through different activities.)

Pepper Lunch that we made in our English class

novel

chocolate

friends from other floors

By stepping into new environments and building new relationships without fear.

Lustrous: A Glimmering Page

MIX program (Because I enjoyed learning how to make dishes using only a microwave and actually cooking and eating them.)

I enjoyed trying dishes from various countries. Burmese food, Indonesian food, and other dishes made with authentic spices had truly delicious flavors I had never experienced in Japan.

The public bath. Relaxing my tired body in the bath helped me wake up feeling refreshed the next day.

The salted butter rolls I bought at Co-op.

My next-door neighbor from India. Cooking and eating Japanese and Indian dishes together, and then chatting for hours afterward, has become an irreplaceable memory for me.

Since I learned how to interact with people from diverse backgrounds and cultures in AP House, I want to make use of this experience when making friends during my study abroad.

My second home

You might feel a bit nervous at first, but I recommend stepping out of your room and talking to someone. I made many friends simply by starting conversations with people while cooking in the kitchen.

RA events (I always get to have fun with other residents who I normally would not have that much chance to interact with the most during RA events.)

It was first Spring Semester building event where I was nervous to make new friends in a new environment that I had just joined, yet I was able to become friends with my floormates that I have been close to and spent time together with until now.

It would be my rice cooker. All you need is a dream and a rice cooker! :)

S3 floormates and RAs

I think that the responsible living learning that I completed in AP house would help me adjust to new lifestyle I will live after I move out, in a new environment and a new apartment, sharing with new people.

When you’re tired but you feel like it would be a waste to not join an event, just join it!

I was able to build a good relationship with the AP House residents. By allowing them a certain degree of freedom, I created an environment where they could relax and pursue what they wanted to do.

We made a cake for my friend’s birthday and celebrated with them.

Cooking, watching movies, and so on. Many of the dorm residents spent time in the kitchen.

Brotherhood Floor

(HAN) I think the biggest factor was how residents naturally looked out for one another. They were considerate in shared spaces, communicated openly, and made an effort to keep the floor comfortable for everyone.

(MISAKI) I believe the key factor was our enthusiastic residents. They were always cleaning without being told, reminding each other, and doing all of this while still having fun. We didn’t want to create a restrictive environment, so everything happened naturally and it was all by the residents’ own energy.

(HAN) Playing games together during floor events was the most memorable part. It felt like real bonding time, and everyone could just relax and enjoy being together.

(MISAKI) Personally the floor event was memorable since most of the residents came and we played bingo, talk, eat, and see everyone enjoy and make new friendships.

(HAN) Girls playing the ukulele and guitar together has become a popular and relaxing part of our floor.

(MISAKI) I know that many of my residents are really talented so there is always a new topic, however I notice a lot that they play the guitar and sing.

RII2 - just me and you

(SAIMA) I think it was the active participation of residents in Ap house living learning program, attending building and floor events, floor meetings regularly.

(YOULIE) I think it was becoming close with my RA partner, almost like family.

(SAIMA) For me, the most memorable memory would be our second floor event. We had 100% attendance and I could also cook Bangladeshi biriyani for my residents, share the culture of my country to them. And the best part was they also enjoyed the event a lot!

(YOULIE) It was when everyone on the floor had dinner together. At that moment, I felt the joy and power of collaboration. By supporting each other in areas where partners couldn’t manage alone, we were able to create an event for the dorm residents, which became a truly wonderful memory for me.

(SAIMA) In our floor, movie nights are very popular. As there are sofa and couches in front of the TV, residents often do movie nights with each other or friends from another floor. Me and Youlie also do movie nights together sometimes. It’s really nice and cozy.

(YOULIE) Just relaxing on the sofa in front of the TV.

(SAIMA) “Charming and cool girls”

(YOULIE) The beautiful and peaceful girls’ floor.