Living in Baker House is not exactly what you would picture when you think of the university dorm experience. It is a great place to live but there are certain things that make it very awkward. I have nothing against international students, and in fact I have made friends with quite a few of them, but it seems that the ratio of Canadians to international students its highly outnumbered by international students. This tends to make it hard to get to know your neighbours when you don’t speak the same language and don’t have any intention in learning the others. I find it odd that many international students live in a Canadian community but still speak their language and stay within their culture groups. Of course, this is understandable in the fact that it brings a sense of home and comfort, but it puts up walls before making new connections. Again, I have nothing against international students and I am happy they chose Canada to get their post-secondary education, but at the same time it’s hard to even feel Canadian living in Baker house.
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