A recent visit to Japan reminded me of the movie Lost In Translation. I could relate entirely. I needed to go to some areas for business. It being my first time, I didn’t know what to expect. I didn’t have time to brush up on any Japanese phrases. With that said, you can imagine that even ordering a soda had its hassles.
There was a time that I got lost walking the subways. At that point, I was hoping that I had some sort of electronic map like a Garmin Nuvi GPS with me. I did buy a classic paper based map but still, I got lost. But the people there were so friendly and helpful, they’d go with me directly to the station I needed to board! Really nice of them. Over all I had a good time, even if I did get lost literally and figuratively.