cruising :)

I finally got my car! I felt like an islander driving on the wrong side of the road, acting like I knew where I was going. luckily, I did know where I was going! but funny story… as I pull up to the gas station, I say “regular monton” (meaning fill it up) and the poor guy is trying to tell me something in japanese but of course I can’t understand him. nice soul that he is.. he opens my car door and finds the gas tank knob to open it (smiling the whole time nonetheless). I just give the cute lil naive smile and laugh as I tell him thank you. and then I went grocery shopping.. let me just tell you that once I learn how to properly cook them I’m going to buy the octopus and eel. not that I really need to cook them since I do eat them in sushi. the octopus isn’t even cut up.. reminds me of mexicali :) I swear you can find any kind of meat here. I just need to know japanese so I know what all the stuff is! I didn’t even know what kind of milk to get because I couldn’t find any cartons in english. hopefully I didn’t get whole milk!

I’m going to be completely random now because i forgot to mention this in my last blog. first.. here in okinawa, drinking and driving is not taken lightly. and when I say drinking and driving, I mean having ONE drink and driving. there is a hefty fine and jail time for being caught with .03… luckily there is a service where they will pick you up and take you home AND take your car home too!

also I just wanted to share my observation with you that I think the japanese ladies here are gorgeous and so adorable in their stylish clothes. and they are also very thin which helps me fit in :) but seriously.. sometimes I feel like the bigger person when i’m around some of them. crazy how that works out huh! now I know where to go when I get tired of all the skinny jokes from the states! here it isn’t a rare occurrence, which makes me feel at home :)