Krysta Skaar
Gould
ENG1001
19 October 2015
Moving To Virginia
Being a new driver can be a horrifying experience. Being a new driver and driving cross country alone was the most terrifying experiences I have yet to have. I was one of those late bloomers when it came to driving, sometimes I still feel like I am not ready to drive. I was always afraid of the being in a car, but I decided that driving was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be good exercise and help me to become physically independent and help me appear to be responsible. In California gas was too expensive, it was cheaper to pay the 60-70 dollars a month to ride the public transportation than it was to pay the $4.56 per gallon of gas. In Utah, you would get a tax write …show more content…
In the 20 years I lived in California I only ever had my permit. In Utah is where I really learned to drive. New situations always make me a bit nervous, and my first driving lesson was no break to Murphy’s Law. After I changed got into the driver seat, being the shortest person in the behind the wheel training class, I sat timidly in the Camry, adjusting the seat to the most forward position, adjusting the mirrors waiting for the teacher and other two students to get into the car the closer to the car they got the more nervous and fearful I got. After a couple of minutes the teacher and the students got into the car “Are you ready?” he said. He smiled and introduced himself, and the two other students, all three of their names are now a distant fuzz in my head. Although they were both older than me, they didn’t seem to be embarrassed about not knowing how to how to drive. The accepted it. I was almost 21 and they were in their mid 40s. I began to feel more at ease. We got into
Gould
ENG1001
19 October 2015
Moving To Virginia
Being a new driver can be a horrifying experience. Being a new driver and driving cross country alone was the most terrifying experiences I have yet to have. I was one of those late bloomers when it came to driving, sometimes I still feel like I am not ready to drive. I was always afraid of the being in a car, but I decided that driving was an important skill that I should learn. I also thought it would be good exercise and help me to become physically independent and help me appear to be responsible. In California gas was too expensive, it was cheaper to pay the 60-70 dollars a month to ride the public transportation than it was to pay the $4.56 per gallon of gas. In Utah, you would get a tax write …show more content…
In the 20 years I lived in California I only ever had my permit. In Utah is where I really learned to drive. New situations always make me a bit nervous, and my first driving lesson was no break to Murphy’s Law. After I changed got into the driver seat, being the shortest person in the behind the wheel training class, I sat timidly in the Camry, adjusting the seat to the most forward position, adjusting the mirrors waiting for the teacher and other two students to get into the car the closer to the car they got the more nervous and fearful I got. After a couple of minutes the teacher and the students got into the car “Are you ready?” he said. He smiled and introduced himself, and the two other students, all three of their names are now a distant fuzz in my head. Although they were both older than me, they didn’t seem to be embarrassed about not knowing how to how to drive. The accepted it. I was almost 21 and they were in their mid 40s. I began to feel more at ease. We got into