27 Students, 18 Countries & 2 Easter Eggs

“Everyone was extremely friendly and welcoming, and it also made me get over my homesickness, which was very bad at the start.”

— Amber Niemogha, Psychology major, United Kingdom

The International House, located on High Street, houses exchange students from around the world. Serving as a central hub for diversity, the I-House is where people can share their culture but also learn about others as well. It’s a place that people from all over the world call home.

Is this a dorm? Yes, it is University provided housing.

How many people live in the International House? Sixteen women and eleven men — a total of twenty-seven.

What countries are represented? Eighteen in total: Australia, China, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Ethiopia, France, Hungary, India, Iraq, Japan, Lebanon, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States & Spain.

What’s the rent? $2656 for the semester/per person ($532.20/month).

— By Ling Tao, Exchange Student
West Virginia University
April 2016

Where WVU Lives is a 3D project devoted to documenting the lives of students and their spaces. These 3D virtual portraits started in an experimental storytelling course at West Virginia University in the spring of 2016. As part of our partnership with Matterport.com we use the camera system to explore new storytelling possibilities in virtual reality.