On the road again!

Well, I finally decided that I need to get my license since it was on my summer goals list and it's now the middle of July. So I went out today to work on my mad driving skills and remembered how much standard cars annoy me. I think driving would be 10 times easier if there was no clutch or stick-shift, but since both of my parents drive standard cars I don't have much of a choice. At least I'll have mad skills of a driver when I'm finished. And I think I covered all of the hard things today, mainly parking, 1st and 2nd gear, and how to change gears and start and stop the car without stalling the engine. I improved drastically over the hour I was practicing, going from a 50% rate of stalling the car on every attempt to about 10%. It'll need to get better before I get on the road, but at least it's something. And I can't think of anything else I really need to learn that doesn't just come from practicing and gaining confidence.