My car's in the shop, not because it has anything wrong with it, but because they have this car inspection/insurance that has to get done once every 2 years. It can cost hundreds and up to over a thousand dollars, and if stuff is wrong with your car that they ask you to fix, you have to fix it. It sucks and I am expecting that in a week I will get a huge bill seeing as my car is 14 years old and probably needs things done that will cost a pretty penny. On the other hand, it keeps cars in great overall shape and is likely the reason they seem cheaper here than elsewhere. The ridiculous price of this bi-yearly insurance called "Shaken" (pronounced shaw-ken) drives the value on cars way down. You also don't see that many used cars on the road because they are just too expensive to maintain. Makes people like me who have cheap cars cry.
We've already found out who will be coming to Kesennuma this summer, at least one person. His name is Pierre but we don't know who he'll be replacing. He seems cool. I sure hope he is, normal people can be a breath of fresh air sometimes in this JET program. You have to do an interview and I seriously don't know how some people made it through. But anyway, we're getting one more person and I hope that person is cool too.
I've got a ticket back to the states, set for July 23rd to August 9th. I want to make it back for some festival that'll be happening on the 10th. I'm excited to see my family and friends who I haven't seen for a year.
I went to this place called Moo land (In Japanese it's pronounced Mow land, as in mow your lawn). Below is the best picture I took of the whole place.
車検【しゃけん】 (shaken) vehicle inspection
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