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am currently working on my driver’s license. background on this is that i got my learner’s permit in 2016 but my anxiety surrounding driving made me not eager to practice and my parents didn’t push me much. but it expires on my birthday this year and i realized that driving is something i need to do, because i plan on moving in with my partner next year and one of us needs to be able to drive. so learning to drive was one of my goals this summer.

we put it off for a bit, partially due to high gas prices and partially due to my abysmal sleep schedule in June, but when my summer class started my mom and i established a routine: practice driving after she picks me up from the bus station, before going home. and it’s worked great! i feel confident driving, and i never really felt confident on prior attempts to learn.

because this is texas, i’ve been driving for a full month and today was my first time ever driving in rain (there was a very brief shower while driving my dad to the apple store.) i’m definitely concerned about how the hell i’m gonna learn to drive in snow (my partner lives in the upper midwest, lol.)

overall though, i’m feeling pretty good about my progress. my summer class, Philosophy of Law, has also been pretty enjoyable and i appreciate the structure it’s given my days. also the easy A doesn’t hurt either lol.

hope y’all’s summer is going well!