Windshield wipers go the other way

It took me 10 months, but today I realised that windshield wipers swipe left to right in the UK. Great example of how easy it is for things to hide right in front of you, I suppose. I'm still learning "little" things like that almost every day, but I've started to realise that most learning is now happening on a different scale. I'm not sure if I can put it in words yet, or even understand it, but it's more like learning to predict how a conversation will go, or how a group of people will respond to a situation, or "best ways" to get around different areas.

A recent example was a few days ago when I had to be "all the way" on the east side of London. It's a 1-2 hour drive to get there. After the first meeting, I needed to be in central London, and I live on the west side. I didn't want to drive to the east, then all the way back. I looked for a halfway point and found a town called Croydon. I recognised the name because the most recent winner of X factor was from there. 

It all worked out well. I made it to the event that night, where about 30 of us played a game. The game involved small groups of people, flipping over 4 cards, and discussing the situation you were dealt. In the first round, we were dealt "the Olympics in a millennium from now". So fun! We decided that every single human would compete against their own ideal self- pretty awesome idea.

On the ride home I remembered to note a few things. One - when in London, look for black and yellow signs that say "way out" when you're trying to get to the street. They're not the largest signs and corridors can we narrow and winding, so the signs really do help. And "10 to 6" in terms of time doesn't mean 5:50pm, it means 6:10pm, so be careful with your words when telling time... So much to learn!