Rite of Passage

I got my driving learner's permit when I turned 18, primarily as ID to get into the bars in Hull, Quebec, which has a lower drinking age than Ontario. I held that permit for five years until it ran out. I took the written test again and received another 5-year learner's permit in December 2001. During that time I took driver's lessons and learnt to drive but didn't do it often. In December this year, my learner's permit runs out for a second time but this time I'm gonna do something about it.

On November 23, also my birthday, I'm going to take the driver's test to get a real licence which'll allow me to drive alone. If I'm successful I'll complete a rite of passage 13 years late, and totally out of order. Actually I have a history of doing things out of order - I got married, then had children, then graduated university, then had my first full-time job, then bought a house, and then went on my "take a year off before university overseas experience".

Wish me luck! I'm comfortable with driving...my parking still need some work.