Now I am not a driver. I do not want to be a driver and I never have been interested in becoming one however it has seems like it is something that I must face and overcome as it seems to hold some kind of key to my freedom, which feels quite restricted at the moment.
I was given the opportunity to get behind the wheel for the very first time last year back in Sweden and was taught quite well as I picked up the basics very quickly. When I left Sweden I left this idea of driving behind as well and went back to showing absolutely no interest in it. The thing is that it scares me too much, there are far too many accidents happening on the roads and it seems like too many people that I went to school with have been in such accidents. So it has really put me off becoming a driver but earlier this year I made the first step and applied for a provisional license, well I didn’t need to get in a car to do that so that was the easy part.
Encouragement to get involved with it has been building gradually and coming from all directions but today Claire actually took me to meet her driving instructor who has been helping her prepare for her driving test. She had been telling him all about me and how I feared everything about driving. She had also been praising him non-stop today and really wanted to introduce us. When we met he was open and friendly about everything and seemed quite happy and willing to get me behind the wheel, he took down my details and gave me a call about an hour later. We talked for a little bit and then before I knew it we had arranged my first proper driving lesson and due to a cancellation he could fit me in tomorrow after work.
It has all happened so fast and sure I am still negative about wanting to drive but this is a new challenge for me to overcome and it all kicks off tomorrow. I am excited about learning how to drive but scared about what it would be like too to let me loose on the roads.
Watch out here I come!
