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- So right now we're standing right in front of our
International Living/Learning Center
or 'ILLC' for short.
Although the title includes 'International' in the name,
it doesn't mean that you need to be
an 'international student' to apply here.
can still be 'domestic' and from Canada and still be considered.
We're going to check out two different room styles today,
which is the 'Single' and the 'Double.'
Let's head on inside and take a look!
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(keys jingle) (door beeps)
A fun fact about the International Living/Learning Centre,
is that it used to be a hotel until it was bought by the university.
So it's a really neat type of room style
which we'll be checking out.
All of the suites in here do have bathrooms
which are inside the bedroom units.
So, it's great if you're looking
for a little bit more privacy in that regard.
are inside the bedroom units
We do have our ILLC lounge over to the side,
which is a great area if you want
to go ahead and do schoolwork with friends,
or just want a place to hang out while you're doing some of your...
daily tasks, working on schoolwork,
or just want to grab a bite to eat.
We also have the cafeteria here
on the ground floor,
which we'll be taking a look at in just a moment.
Here is one of the cafeterias that we offer here at Ryerson Residence.
This one is located within the base of ILLC,
but it's open to all students,
across our buildings.
So no matter where you're living,
you can still go ahead and access here.
We have drink machines here on the side,
lots of space for eating.
And then we have a sign right here,
dedicated to how we really support local foods
and incorporate that into our processes.
So here in ILLC if you are living in this building,
you would be enrolled in the seven-day meal plan.
However, students in the 5-day meal plan, or also the 'Flex' option,
we're just having dollars loaded onto their account in a declining balance,
would also be able to access this.
As you can see right here, we usually have a salad and soup bar.
We have hot options, which are provided on a daily basis.
And then we also have a lot of different factors
which go into consideration for allergies,
dietary restrictions,
and also just different options
that rotate throughout the week,
so that you don't become bored.
And let's go ahead and go up
to the Residence Tower,
where we can go ahead and take a look at the rooms!
So now we're standing in front of the resident security desk
for the International Living / Learning Centre.
We provide 24/7 security at
all of our residence buildings, with ILLC included within that.
So we usually, during the school year,
have a student member during the school day
located here at this desk,
who is able to help you with mail,
packages, or anything else that you may need during your stay
including signing in guests.
They will go ahead and allow you
to go ahead and scan your residence ID right here
before you go ahead and take the elevator bank
up to see the Residence Tower.
Let's go ahead and take a look!
(elevator beeps)
Alright, so right now we're just
stepping onto one of our floors here in ILLC.
So let's go ahead and take a look
at what that looks like.
We have our common lounge when you step out of the elevators,
which would be a great area for you to go ahead and meet
for weekly meetings with your Residence Advisor.
And you can see all these opportunities right here,
which would usually be located on the calendar.
So come the school year,
it is full-to-the-brim
with everything happening each day.
Here in ILLC, we also have
a common lounge area,
which is fantastic for going ahead
and fitting all of your cooking needs.
So even though you're enrolled in the seven-day meal plan
and have the cafeteria down below,
just right on the ground level,
you also can use this at any time
if you want to cook a late night snack,
or just store some food, for your own use.
Let's go ahead and take a look
at what our room styles look like here.
Great, so now we're going to go ahead and access ILLC.
At which you would also use your key,
insert it right in the door,
and then take a step in.
So as you can see, it's a very bright and sunny unit.
Take a step in and you can take in the view
which is great, of the downtown.
Here would be you bed.
You can go ahead and customize the way you want
putting a lot of pictures behind you...
A lot of students like to string up lights in their unit.
Do anything that makes you feel like you are at home.
There's also all the furniture that you see here
included with the unit
so there would be all of these dressers,
desks, interesting fun fact that you might not realize
but this is a corkboard which you can go ahead
and pins things to.
If you want to have your calendar,
reminders, to-do notes,
anything that might be useful to you.
Each unit here also comes included
with air conditioning and heating
which you can go ahead and change yourself, right here.
Storage is included on both sides of this unit
which would allow you lots of space
to go ahead and hang up your dress shirts,
or jackets, whatever you may have
to face the Canadian winters.
Let's go ahead and take a look at the bathroom unit,
which is right here.
So as you can see here, in ILLC you do have your personal bathroom
which is great for your use.
It's really nice for the privacy purposes
of just having this located right inside your unit.
So if that's something you're looking for,
it's a very unique set-up
that is specific to our International Living/Learning Centre.
Now let's go ahead and take a look at what else ILLC has to offer.
One more thing that is really close to the resident service desk
is also your mailbox.
So if you're living here at ILLC
you'll go ahead and be assigned a key
to one of these mailboxes,
which is great if you want to get snail mail from home.
I really loved it during my first year,
getting postcards from family members and friends,
and it's really convenient too, if you do want packages,
they're going to be sent to the residence service desk,
where you can go ahead and get those for pick-up.
Alright, so now we'll be heading outside of ILLC.
Once again, thank you so much
for visiting us on this tour of ILLC.
We do also have double rooms,
which we're not currently showing off during this tour,
but we do have diagrams which are available
and will be posting right now.
So just to recap,
We have our 'Single' bedroom,
and we have our 'Double' bedrooms
which are available within ILLC.
All of these units come with a 7-day meal plan,
which can go ahead and be used at the ILLC cafeteria
located on the grounds level,
or also at the Pitman cafeteria, if you wish to switch things up.
We also have a lot of really great space
in the common lounge to go ahead and spend with your Residence Advisor
and Academic Link for different programming
and this building is home to Living Learning communities
including Entrepreneurship and Innovation,
as well as Fashion.
Thank you so much for tuning in,
and we hope to see you in our next video.
Take care!