Stepping Into The Car

So far, 2026 has been a peculiar year in many different ways. It seems to be the year where I’m starting to do things I had been avoiding for quite some time. It first started with swimming, and now driving. So, what’s the story? Back in 2019, when I still lived in Lisbon, I got my driving license. Not because I wanted to, but more because I felt it was something expected from me, especially living in Portugal. At the time, I had my lessons in Lisbon, while many I knew chose to take it in their hometowns on the weekends and vacations. Doing it in Lisbon was stressful and maybe not for the reasons you expect. No, it wasn’t the hills, even though my driving school was literally at the bottom of one. That was a good way of learning to feel the biting point of the clutch. No. The problem was that I managed to have more than half of my lessons on rush hour in the morning. So busy. So many people. So many hills. Combined with the fact that I wasn’t doing it because I liked it. Not good. So…