Feel 16 yrs old all over again...

I am having flashbacks of my driver's ed days in high school. Ask anyone who was privileged enough to drive with me during my driver's ed class and they will tell you that they were probably scared for their life! I wouldn't blame them I was probably the only one who went to driver's ed who had no idea how to actually drive. Everyone knows how to drive when they take the class, they just take it to get their licence. But somehow my parents didn't know this and sent me off clueless to these courses. Of all the cars that were on the lineup to drive for the sessions, I get stuck with the only VAN. I panicked when I heard my name knowing that I was going to drive this huge vehicle. I brushed it off and figured I would be OK to learn in a bigger vehicle and then transition to a smaller one. There were 2 other students who were lucky like me and got stuck with this van. The instructor takes us to a neighborhood to drive and then it comes to my turn. The two other students in the van already knew how to drive, they didn't ask any questions just listened to the instructor on where to go. So yeah... it was my turn and I sit in the driver's seat with a lot of anxiety. I looked at the instructor and said, "I don't know how to drive". And he said, "That's what we are here for, so you can learn". OK this man didn't understand what I was saying... like I didn't know which one was the gas and which one was the brake much less knew anything else. So, someone else took over the wheel and drove me to a parking lot where I had to drive around in a parking lot. Driver's Ed was quite terrifying for me and all those that were in the van with me. My instructor had to use the brake on his side at least one time that I know of and that was because he had to SLAM on them or else I would hit a parked car because I accidentally stepped on the gas instead of the brakes while trying to park. Then the next day, my instructor had me reverse behind a moving train. The other 2 students in the back were literally praying for their life and believe it or not there is still more driving ed stories. Oh the good ol' days... but back to my point.

In a couple of months my driver's license was going to expire and I needed to get a Hawaiian one. I hopped in my car, turned on my GPS system that led me to where I needed to renew my licence. I made sure to look nice, I even straightened my hair so that I would have a nice picture. I get there expecting to just pose and go. But oh no... they made me take a written exam. So yeah... this is where I felt like a 16 yr old all over again. I had to go in this room filled with young teens. I start to get really nervous because some of the questions were phrased in a confusing way and some of these signals they were referring to (which no picture was provided) I had never even seen in Texas. I turn in my form and genuinely nervous that I fail. They call me up... yup I failed. Hmmm back to feeling 16 again... I failed my first driver's test, go figure haha. So I looked over all the questions again and my answers so that next Friday I can pass. Then I'll have a Hawaiian licence which for some weird reason I think is cool.

Oh and may I add that my GPS system has saved my life. I purchased one here because Hawaiian highways and streets are not like in Texas... it can get complicated. I get lost in my own hometown so... yeah Nathan said I didn't have much of a choice but to purchase one and it has been the best investment EVER!