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tomorrow i have a driving test.

i've been practicing for the past month solid. i have to memorise 100 multiple choice questions in vietnamese. i don't know vietnamese. i have a slight grasp on the language and the questions are proving difficult. another challenge has arisen because the questions are in northern vietnamese which is quite different from southern vietnamese.

there's also a driving portion to the test. you have to drive around in a figure-8 without touching the white lines. i practiced that the past day or so. there's also a straight line driving test, a slalom driving test and a rough road driving test. i haven't practised those and am prepared for a surprise.

driving a motorcycle in vietnam is a challenge. you sit directly on the front of the bike. you sit on the front wheel. most of the motorcycles don't have clutches and you shift on the fly. that takes adjusting. the bikes are small and light and have small engines. the driving test will be a challenge.

i am the only foreigner that has ever taken the test in an giang province. that's not an overstatement either. i've been told that by just about everyone. i guess if you're going to be a groundbreaker with something, driving tests are a good start.

i'll tell you all tomorrow how i did.