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to the DMV!

the journal of Michael Werneburg

twenty-eight years and a million words

Kokubunji, 2023.03.19

Today I managed to renew my driver's license on my own. Something I'm not sure I could have done a year ago due to the language barrier. As it was I even waded through two hours of "instruction" on my way. I was in that building for more than three hours, all told. But it's done!

One thing that caught my imagination. By Japanese law, bicycles are considered light vehicles. My mind wandered to "light vehicles". Wouldn't that be nice...

rand()m quote

There are some things you can't learn from others. You have to pass through the fire.

—Norman Douglas