Oh. I'm so good!

Ahem...LET IT BE KNOWN THAT I AM NOW AN OFFICIAL DRIVER OF NEW ZEALAND!

Yes indeed, I have just learned how to drive manual transmission.

On the left side of the road!

I'm still alive! So is Karl (though he was only in the car for the first half of the lesson and from there it was ALL ME!)! And so is every man, woman, child and living creature in Te Anau!

Stalls: 2
Wrong-Side Drive: 1
(hey it was after a left hand turn alright? give me a break! the guy...behind me...was nice enough to not kill me! ha)
Left-Side Curb Bumps: 3
(ok so i'm not used to having to watch the left hand side of the car from the right side. i keep driving too close to the curb - especially on a left turn - coz i feel like my body should be on that side of the road, make sense?)

BUT it wasn't a total failure! I feel comfortable doing it! I just remembered Mike always telling me "EITHER the gas or the clutch. one has to be down at all times."...aww brotherly advice. Thanks Mikey! haha

Alright that's my story. Now it's lunchtime. There's no one home to celebrate with me though...

Sad...

BUT YAY!!!