Driving

Next on the list was to find a car! After a week of looking and test driving we were able to find a car. We purchased a 2001 Honda Odyssey. If you look closely at the car you will notice that the Odyssey is a bit different here then in the US. It is not really a minivan. It has four normal doors rather then sliding doors. It does seat seven but you have to crawl to the back. Here they would call this a people mover for people like us with lots of kids. It is smaller, but that is really better for here because they have much more narrow lanes and spaces for parking.

So now that we have a car it has been a challenge to learn to drive. There are many differences:
*The steering wheel is on the right side of the car
*They drive on the left side of the road
*You may not turn left (which would be the same as US right) on a red light
*The person who has the right away while turning is the person turning right not left (which is the opposite as to what we are use to)
*Lots of roundabouts
*Much more

Bryan has done most of the driving and has done really well. I (Erin) am getting better and better and learning more everyday! The kids know that when mommy is driving they really should not talk to her because she needs to concentrate!