still, it's hard to set aside a sense of adventure and spontaneity. without taking risks, you'll never be able to fully experience the culture. and you never know when adventure will take you.
my sister was stationed in Misawa, Japan for 6 months last year, and one night she decided to go out to a bar in town with a few co-workers. the only guy with a car had just got his car that day, and while it is similar to american cars, there are small differences (like the signal light lever and the windshield wiper lever are on opposite sides of the steering wheel in Japan). Eventually, they get to where they were going, which is about 35-40 minutes away from the base.
After a couple hours of drinking with people that speak NO english, they went outside to discover the dude with the car left the lights on, and the battery died. so then, they had to gesture to local civilians for help, and after about 3 hours, they found someone that understood.:D
my sister was stationed in Misawa, Japan for 6 months last year, and one night she decided to go out to a bar in town with a few co-workers. the only guy with a car had just got his car that day, and while it is similar to american cars, there are small differences (like the signal light lever and the windshield wiper lever are on opposite sides of the steering wheel in Japan). Eventually, they get to where they were going, which is about 35-40 minutes away from the base.
After a couple hours of drinking with people that speak NO english, they went outside to discover the dude with the car left the lights on, and the battery died. so then, they had to gesture to local civilians for help, and after about 3 hours, they found someone that understood.:D