By moving to Japan for a year you left all your old friends behind, but since you brought your laptop, you are still in touch with most of them. And after many months of sending interesting mails about your Japan experiences, wouldn’t it be the most natural thing if one or a couple of your homies might want to see all of it for themselves? Sure! And you study at an "International" University promoting cultural exchange, right? So, why does chapter three section seven of the IBU book of Criminal Law state that you are not allowed to have friends sleep in your room like you normally would have guests stay at your house in your home country too? Well, I have thought about it and other bekka veterans too, but we can’t find any reasonable explanation. You see, most of you wouldn’t turn your rooms into a Spanish Costa del Sol style overbooked hotel. Your friends want privacy too and wouldn’t stay for more than just a few days, maybe a week at max. So what’s the problem? There isn’t! You officially rent a room from IBU, so feel free to invite friends to see Japan and spend some time with you in Katsuura. It’s good for you, it’s good for your friends and it’s good for Katsuura’s micro-economy. Borrow some blankets and mattresses from the guest rooms and make your buddies use the sliding doors. And unless your room is totally spy free, because of bribing the cleaning ladies with boxes of expensive Swiss chocolates, avoid high hotel bills for your friends by putting the extra night gear under your bed during the day.