Clara McKinley Post 8

Fears: Failure, Death of others, Disappointment, Being Alone
Annoyances: Lack of effort, sense of entitlement
Accomplishments: 4.0, Being a CILT, still being alive after driving for 11 months
Confusions: Religion
Sorrows: Growing apart from old friends
Dreams: Traveling to unknown places, making a difference,
Idiosyncrasies: Random, Typing on my phone
Risks: Ran 13.1 miles with no training, driving
Beloved Possessions, Now and Then: Sadly my phone then and my phone now
Problems: ADHD, organization, over committing

As a child, you sit in the back of the car, high up in your car seat buckled in safe thinking nothing of the giant vehicle your mom or dad is controlling as you get from one place to the next. As you grow a little older and move to the oh so amazing passenger's seat you question them why you can't already drive since it appears to be pretty simple; at least this was me. Little did I know though, driving was most definitely not going to be my thing. The concept of it is very simplistic, yes: you turn the car on, put it in what ever shift it needs to be in, follow the signs and lights and be sure to avoid the other cars, but the little things-they really get me. Just as there is a certain sense of coordination required to be able to play soccer or a strength needed to be able to swim of which some people just don't have, I seem to not have that certain characteristic needed to be a great driver. I don't know exactly what I lack, but people never fail to give me a hard time. I think it stems from my lack of ability to watch the speedometer, my ability to be easily distracted, and my hatred for my glasses that help me to see straight. In saying all this I find that I need to say I'm not a horrid driver, just not the best- and somehow, 11 months later from first sitting behind the wheel I am still here and alive and able to say I have driven for over 5 months alone. Maybe driving is like reading, you start out really bad, but still thinking you're great just for being able to do the basics, and I really really hope its that way and that right now I'm just barely into my kindergarten level.