for all of you who don’t know, Miwa-san is our translator for our
go-naminori blogs. she changes my english into japanese as well as other
bloggers. it’s a hard job, especially because i post so many. i’m so
thankful that she is part of the team and on this trip, we hung out
everyday so i got to know her pretty well. 3 days ago, i told her about
the new rule where japanese nationals (tourists) won’t be able to get a hawaii
drivers license anymore after march 3, 2012. soon after that
conversation, we went to wallmart, bought a drivers license book, she
read it for 2 days, and she told me she was almost ready. yesterday, i
called the drivers license office to ask what was needed to get a
license. they told me that she has to go to the federal building in town
to get a letter of a social security number being declined. then she can
go take the test after. i called miwa-san to tell her what she had to
do, then guess what she told me? “hey, i passed the permit test!!!” eeh?
what? she went down by herself, did all the paperwork necessary, went to
the federal building, then went to the drivers license office, took the
test, and passed. and get this, the test is only in english!! and it’s
pretty dam tricky. remember i failed the motorcycle permit a few months
ago? haha. Miwa-san is a college graduate, she’s a very smart women, and
she has a lot of passion for hawaii and surfing. i’m stoked to have her
part of the team! hey miwa-san, hope you had a great time in hawaii.
keep on going after your dream and i will help you as much as possible.
have a safe flight back to japan and see you again soon! congratulations
on your license! kanpai!
