Wednesday, May 14, 2014

House Hunting and Drivers Class

    It has been a busy couple days! We went and looked at a couple houses yesterday with a taxi interpreter. We didn't drive around in a taxi like I thought we would, it was a regular car. The man that drove us to both appointments was very nice and informative. After several hours of discussing the pros and cons, we chose one that we think is going to work best for our family. We went to the housing office this morning and setup a meeting for tomorrow to discuss per-negotiations. There are a few things that we would like for them to change, so we hope they agree.
   I also had a 2 hour driving class this afternoon. It was crazy how much information I have to learn and how different things are here. No driving and eating or drinking, you can't leave your car idling for longer than 2 minutes, tickets are super expensive, there are over a 100 signs to memorize, and parking spaces in different colors mean different things. Looks like I'll be doing a lot of studying before my test on Friday!