june 30 – enrolled and started my first driving class. driving instructor is a real character – long hair and more bling on him than a jewelry store. i was taken aback and i thought “can i trust this guy with my life???” he looks more like a drug dealer than a respectable driving instructor (harsh yet true) but my brother swears he’s really good and he speaks 6 languages (which, for some reason, reassures me a bit) ... soooo… we’ll see.