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Boarding house & Rent
Kontrakan & Kostan

One thing that sticks closely and characterize the overseas student is temporary abode known as boarding house.  It has become a common practice for every student who wander far from home, living in a foreign land by renting a temporary shelter. Not surprisingly, student boarding house business into a separate business area for the community surrounding the campus. At this time, boarding house have more facilities like a hotspot wifi, café and other facilities. There are a lot of boarding house have similar facilities, but they offer with cheap prices. Besides boarding, one other significant terms almost identical to the boarding house is rented. It is called “kontrakan bersama”. Where the difference boarding house and rented (kontrakan)?.

One thing that made the difference is the number of occupants. Kost usually rented by individuals. One room plot, leased to one occupant. But do not rule out the possibility of more than one person. Tenanted system is per room. Among the occupants of the room with other occupants of the room, almost certainly not have social relationships. Kostan shape typically is a four building lots, which each room is rented for boarding. The payment system can per month, per year, or even daily. However, there are other forms such as a boarding house with deliberately rented a few rooms of the house owner to another person. In other words, the tenants will live together in a house with the landlord. Boarding systems are usually more attached to the student.

 While the “kontrakan” can be regarded as a deliberate house rented as a whole. Tenant is a group of people. They have had a previous social relations. Homeowners will rent out his house as a whole and not per room. The payment system usually per year. System for rent are usually more attached to the family. And usually there are more garage for 1 house.

Boarding system and contract system each course has its advantages and disadvantages.
Well, since I am also a student overseas, of course, also I had to rent a place to stay. Incidentally, viewed from the system, I can say with the hire contract system.
Then, there is one unique thing. I usually call a place to stay while this is not the second term at the top. One other term that I use, which may sound familiar to other overseas students, is the term home. Yes, I prefer to call this temporary abode as a home, not “kostan” or “kontrakan”. Why?
Is it because I was hired by the contract system? Not. In fact just a lot of other students who also rented the contract system, calling them to a rented residence, or even kostan. But I prefer to call it home. Although maybe if I stayed in kostan.

One main reason is because the term house contains deeper sense than the term boarding or rented. There is one slogan that we know, "home sweet home". We have not heard, "kostanku, palace", or "kontrakanku, palace".
The phenomenon that often I have encountered among some overseas students is, how ignorant they are in residence. Her home is only limited room terraced 3x4 square meters. The rest, is considered as a place to stay other people outside responsibilities. Even a piece of junk that is at a distance of a few centimeters in front of the rooms kostnya, he considered not his responsibilities. They prefer to call home as kostan. Turns istilahkostan help narrow our thinking about where to stay.
I do not necessarily judge semerta kostan student. Those who live in a rented also sometimes applies equally. And also there are some who care about each other.

Try using the term home. The term will lead to suggestions of its own house in ourselves. Suggestion of taking ownership. Not only have rights, but also have an obligation. The term home also gives the impression of closeness between the inhabitants of the other occupants. Because the house is the family residence. Those in one family rumahadalah roof.