Just back from my first driving lesson on the road. Considering that I
didn't drive much back home, the basics are something that I didn't do too well. It is all about staying in your lanes, having the right
hand positions when you turn, watching your mirrors and speed all the time.
I need a lot of practice and I will get better. My instructor is really
good and he has been teaching for the last 35 years. I hope to learn a
lot from him. He is Portuguese and loves the fact that I have Portuguese last name. Melissa will drive very well here as she has done a lot of it back home. I must mention here that if you can drive in India, you can drive anywhere in the world. In India, your reflexes are really tested to the hilt. Here, you can fall asleep at the wheel quite easily.
The difference that most Indians will have to get used to apart from the obvious driving on the other side is the speed. You drive really fast here and also have a tendency to speed due to the wide open spaces, however, you can get into a lot of trouble if you aren't alert and watching you speed regularly.
I will report my progress in the days to come and I hope to be a good defensive driver soon.
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