Census

I'm sure people think we're crazy for moving to a country where we don't speak the language.  I'd reassure those people that for the most part you can adjust to daily life.  It's the special events you have to watch out for.

Have you ever wondered what a Japanese census form looks like?

Those are the directions.  If we hadn't had our Japanese tutor, I don't know what we would've done.  I was able to figure out one question on the whole census (which made me very proud, by the way).  The rest I stared at in wide-eyed disbelief.  I'm pretty sure filling in random bubbles would've been a bad idea on an official census, but without help, that's all we could have done.

One of the small things that is was a pleasant surprise was seeing the envelope.

Vertical writing seems so cool.  It is amusingly foreign, at least until you try to read a book.  It is really hard to keep track of what line you are on.