When it comes to driving, experience is very important. But you don’t have to wait years and spend crazy amount of money on lessons just to get your license to drive.
You see, I came from a very small shanty town in one of the small islands in the Philippines. We didn’t have much growing up, my father had an old bike that he uses every day for work. So, driving my own car wasn’t one of the things I thought I would do in my life.
When I came to Australia, the public transport is so cheap and so easy to get access to that I just didn’t have the need to learn how to drive and get my license. Looking back now, I’ve realised I’ve wasted so much time waiting for the bus and trains, that a 15-minute journey would take me at least 20-30minutes in the bus. The great thing is, that’s old news now.
It all started to change in December, 2017, when a family emergency has forced me to get my license – I had to get my license.
I can still remember that day so clearly and as we were walking so slowly towards the emergency, I made a promise to myself that I won’t let that happen again. I said to myself, that I am going to do everything I can to make sure I can look after the people I love the best way I possibly can. I am going to get my license, so this will not happen again.