Yoon Young-mi sleeps in a closet at son's New York studio

Broadcaster Yoon Young-mi shared on the 2nd that she is sleeping in a closet corner within her son's 5 million won monthly rent New York studio. Despite having previously spent 2.6 billion won on her two sons' education in the United States, she expressed satisfaction with the cramped 5 pyeong space.

Broadcaster Yoon Young-mi, who previously revealed spending 2.6 billion won on her two sons' education in the United States, has shared a unique accommodation experience in New York. While visiting her son's small studio apartment, which has a monthly rent of 5 million won, she found herself making a place to sleep in a corner of a closet instead of a bed. Her positive attitude in embracing the cramped space has brought laughter to many.

On the 2nd, Yoon Young-mi posted a photo to her social media with the caption, "In my son's 5 million won New York monthly rent room of about 5 pyeong, my bedroom is the closet." In the photo, she is seen preparing to sleep with a quilt spread out in one corner of a dressing room packed with hanging clothes. Because it was difficult to arrange a separate sleeping area in the room, she is utilizing a corner of the closet as her own bedroom.

However, she did not complain about the discomfort. "I'm glad I'm short. Besides, I can't hear the train sounds, it's dark and warm..." Yoon remarked, expressing unexpected satisfaction. Her wit in describing the cramped and potentially suffocating closet space as a cozy sleeping spot caught people's attention.

She also shared a conversation she had with her husband while preparing for the trip to New York. Yoon recalled, "When planning the trip to New York this spring and worrying about expenses, my husband said, 'It's still a long way until this autumn, so what are you worrying about? By then, we'll have some breathing room.'" When she worried about where they would stay in New York, her husband reportedly offered an optimistic outlook, saying, "God will surely prepare a good place. Surely He won't make the whole family live in a room the size of a booger?"

However, reality was slightly different from her husband's expectations. Yoon added, "Haha, I guess God is a bit busy," drawing laughter. Although she ended up staying in a residence more cramped than expected, she handled the situation with humor by referencing her husband's words.

Even in the small space, she looked for reasons to be grateful rather than complaining. "Still, if we use it frugally, we'll manage somehow, and since there's at least this tiny studio, isn't it great that I can see my son's face every day?" she said, finding meaning in being able to stay in the same space as her son. She further displayed her characteristic positivity, noting, "In the old days, six or seven family members all lived closely together in a tiny room by the gate."

Yoon Young-mi's current visit to New York is drawing even more attention due to the child education expenses she revealed in the past. Appearing on MBN's "Heart-to-Heart Show Dongchimi" this past May, she stated that she had alone taken responsibility for the education of her two sons, born in consecutive years, in the United States for 13 years. She explained that her sons attended expensive universities in New York, costing more than 100 million won per person per year.

The total cost for their education, spanning from middle and high school through university, is said to have reached approximately 2.6 billion won. A strange contrast is drawn between Yoon Young-mi, who bore massive costs for her children's education, and her current situation of using a corner of a closet as a bedroom in her son's New York studio. As the reality of housing costs and the daily life of the family behind the glamorous study abroad experience is revealed, interest from netizens continues.

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