I drove.
In Japan.
By myself.
Please pray for the people of Japan.
No, driving on the other side of the road isn't that bad. I got used to it pretty quick. Even the road signs are pretty easy to remember. They are fairly easy to judge.
What is difficult though is staying in your lane! Us Americans drift to far to the left and tend to scare the shit out of our passengers sitting on the left side. For example, if you are in the right lane, chances are you are probably kind of in the left lane too. Haha.
Another problem out here are written signs. First of all they are all written in Kanji, not Japanese. Most of the signs though are dubbed in English but that doesn't help because I still don't really know where anything is. It is very easy to get lost out here. I should probably start learning a few more phrases in Japanese. Haha.
A couple mornings ago, I drove Jordan to work and helped a friend get back to Hario Village. That is base housing located about 25 minutes south of Sasebo. I recorded the experience. It isn't any thing to exciting. I sped up the video so you didn't have to sit through the entire, boring drive. It's about 11 minutes long. I explain a few things about Sasebo, driving, and a few things in Hario Village. The phone falls a few times though, don't be alarmed! I didn't get into an accident! The phone just wasn't propped up correctly.
I mention my sister, Tracy in the very beginning. I dedicate this video to her who wanted it the most.
When I drive in actual town, or when I try and find the markets, I'll record that too. That will be more interesting since I will have NO idea where I will be going. Haha.
I also apologize for the terrible and small video. I just had my phone at the time. I have a much better camera I will use next time.
Anyways, I hope you enjoy it!
*I may have used some colorful language and possibly racist comment in this video. Haha. Nothing terrible but I was alone in the car and forgot what I was doing lol*
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