what's the worst thing that can to someone who just went for the first car lesson???? HAVE AN ACCIDENT

I would have never imagined in a million years that I would start my very first every blog post with such an topic, but here we are....At the age of 24 I finally starting feel the need to learn how to drive.  For the last couple of months I've been telling myself that I needed to start learning.  Everyone my age have been driving for quite a few years now and so I figured, it's time.  It's something I needed to do to gain more independence, to be more mobile and to finally immerse myself in the social world of the drivers.  I've never really been attracted to driving, because lets face it someone who can't even control a car driven by a joystick, what chances did she have to be able to control a whole vehicle.  When I turned 18 and I was finally legally allowed to drive, I simply didn't have the money to go take driving lessons, buy a car, pay insurance, pay the fuel and any other expenses related to cars and maintaining them.  And anyway I was always sacred of the idea of having some mechanical breakdown, even a simple flat tire, which I was in no way prepared to solve.  So the years went buy.  When I finally starting earning some more, I always thought that money which I had worked so much to earn, was better spent on other things.  Travelling was always my passion, so I went on in life believing that the public transport will suffice.  

However, time went by so far that I soon found myself 24 and still without any clues as to how to drive.  So, finally last week I plucked up the courage and contacted my friends driver instructor.  He's been recommended to be by quite a few people so I felt safer.  I was still scared out of my wits but I was slowly seeing myself going to that first lesson, master the basics and conquer the road.  I know I was letting my imagination reign free but this helped me to gain some courage and to look forward to my first ever driving lesson.

And today, it was finally the day.  I was all day encouraged by Chantelle, Federica and Valentina.  They were so proud of me, so proud that I finally was making this important step.  They were all telling me not to worry, that the first lesson although being a little frightening, didn't require me to make much.  So, four pm came.  I finished work and headed out waiting for the driver to come, and come he did.  I got in the car.  The car seat was pulled in so much that I felt claustrophobic.  I arranged the seat and listened to the instructor, trying to memorize what he was saying.  As my friends had told me, all I was in charge of today was the WHEEL, not that it made my task any easier but anyway.  I grasped it firmly in my hands and off we went.  

Unfortunately, my joy at finally being in charge of a car did not last long.  10 minutes into my driving lesson, on a crowded main road, my instructor who was in charge of the gas and break paddle crashed into the car in front of us.  I, who had never been involved in a car accident before had to be in one on my very first driving lesson. Just my luck.  Thank God it wasn't something very serious.  A bumper to bumper it's called, which caused enough damage to require a mechanic.  And then there was me.  To say the least, I was in shock, I wanted to vomit and I injured a bit my knee and my neck.  After that I just phased out.  I was "driving" but my mind was not really registering what I was doing.  I stopped hearing what the instructor was saying and I'm sure as hell won't ever remember the road regulations he was telling me about.  I kept thinking....IS THIS A SIGN...IS SOMEONE TRYING TO TELL ME THAT I BETTER GIVE UP...OR WAS SOMEONE TELLING ME THAT NOW THAT THE WORSE THING HAPPENED, THINGS COULD ONLY GET BETTER.

Well, following this New year's resolution, BRING CHANGE, I decided to chose the second option...so, next week I'm going to be back on the road, hoping against hope that nothing like this ever happens again.  What can I say...WISH ME LUCK!!!!

UPDATE:
Glad to say that I've just finished my second lesson and no accidents happened.  Was relaxed and could even make whole conversations with the instructor....I'm happy I was so more relaxed....
As a side note: I almost killed a pigeon in Hamrun, thank god it flew away in time...me and my instructor started laughing. I told him, if I had killed him I wouldn't have driven ever again....he said, believe me I would have told you to do the same thing....But it didn't happen, and will be back in the time again next week :D