Yesterday we went to take the driver's test for the third time and........we both passed!!! (Read about our first try here and our second here.) We went to practice first again but agreed that this would be our last time at the practice course regardless of whether or not we passed. My teacher carried on about the exact position of my arms when turning (he made me make a perfect X every time) and he wanted me to try to hit an exact speed on every section of the course (first time I'd heard that). But I still felt like I was doing better.
About ten people took the test this time but we were the only two who passed. The guys who process the paperwork after the test were pretty surprised we passed together. We really think they take into account what country you're from, how long you've been driving and how many times you've taken the test. We had the same evaluator and actually got pulled at the same time which means I rode in the back while Chad took the test (this happened last time too). This evaluator really scrutinized our paperwork but then seemed a little bored and disinterested while we were driving. We think he just decided that as long as we didn't screw up really badly it was time to give a couple of Americans a break. That or he was a Christmas angel. ;)
We had to go back to get the licenses today which turned out to be almost as hard as the test. We had to wait forever and listen to some lectures that we think were about the responsibility of having a Japanese driver's license. The whole process was pretty long and confusing but we got through it by A) looking lost until someone took pity and shuffled us in the right direction and B) mimicking what the other people were doing. But after a couple of hours they handed us our licenses and we got to leave. Woo-hoo!
I'll be away from the blog for a few days but check back after the holidays for some new adventures.
Merry Christmas!
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