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Last Saturday, I learned that Japanese trains are not perfect. I finished work in Kokubunji Gem School and found myself waiting around Hashioka station.

There was a frazzled station lady who was talking to all of the passengers, and the passengers had stopped what they were doing.

The woman said there was a broken down train and as a result, the trains that stop at Hashioka were going to be late.

"How late?" I asked. "10, 15 minutes?"
She shocked me by saying that she had no idea.

I was flabbergasted. I thought I could always rely on a train to get me home. Now I see that one broken train had the potential to ruin what was left of my Saturday. I called around to a few other teachers and got a car ride home from one of them. I was thankful that I had my phone on me, fully charged, and access to the other Gem Schools. This kind of scenario is a good wake-up call in being prepared.