NEOSHO Mo.
Living in a foreign land isn’t always easy.
There are a number of challenges to overcome, not least being the language barrier. This is especially rocketed to the forefront when attending college classes taught in a tongue not your own.
So for international Crowder College student Hyun Jin, sharing a room with two other guys doesn’t rank all that high on his list of concerns.
The 25-year-old South Korean is one of more than 30 Crowder students living in tripled up rooms on campus this fall. A sharp spike in enrollment has caused somewhat of an overcapacity issue at the dorms.
Jin is already a university graduate, but came to Crowder from Korea to further his English skills. In fact, that’s all he’s studying. For two months he attended Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, but left that institute for Crowder because he said it was too expensive and there were “too many Koreans” at Case Western. That posed a problem for someone trying to learn English but was always hearing his native language instead and being tempted to use it exclusively.
In Korea, Jin had his own room in the house he shared with his parents and brother. But he said he’s used to dorm life from his time at other schools. And bunking with two roommates rather than just the typical one doesn’t bother him. They’re “really nice guys” he said.
