Well, That Was Interesting...

So, Brendan decided that, with two weeks left, it was now or never in regards to learning how to drive a stick-shift. He took me to a parking lot a few months ago and I practiced starting and stopping, gear shifts, etc. but never got on the actual road.

Well, today, we decided to try it again. Nathan fell asleep on our way to the parking lot of Brendan's gym, so he missed some interesting stuff, let me tell ya! I practiced starting and stopping again and then Brendan said it...time to get on the real road. AHHHHH!!!

I did pretty good until I had to stop for pedestrians...I didn't hit anyone, thank goodness, but when I tried to start again, somehow I ended up in 3rd gear and panicked. I threw my hands in the air and looked at Brendan and said, "Do something!!!" He laughed at me and waved his hand at the people behind me and moved me into 1st...wow, I'm a dork!! The thing about it is that in Germany, when you are learning to drive, your car is clearly marked, "Fahrschule". These poor people had no clue what was coming at them in the form of a blue Kia.

Anyhow, I was doing ok again until it came time to park...keep in mind, I have a hard enough time parking Jason's automatic Mini Coop as it is....well, I got it in ok, but I had to sllloowwwlllyyy inch it closer to the fence. Well, the parking spot is kind of on a hill and I had that sucker bucking like a Bronco. Needless to say, Nathan's nap was over, I cried, Brendan laughed at me, and that was the end of our driving lesson.