Life on the Spot! Life and Leisure in Doha, Qatar

It’s going to be my mon-sary on the 19th since I got my license. I guess in a span of almost a month, my driving has improved a lot. I’ve gained more confidence and I’m more in control of the wheel. My husband used to tease me with the way I hold the steering wheel on the first day that I drove. In defense, I’d tell him that the steering wheel of an automatic car is much lighter than a manual car even if it was power steering. I used to get nervous as I approach the roundabouts but now I feel more relaxed. However, I still avoid using the U-turn slot along D-Ring Road, the one near Family Food Center. I feel that I don’t have that confidence to do that yet on a regular basis. I also finally figured out why I perspire a lot whenever I drive and that’s because I usually place the aircon away from me because I would get cold hands and having cold hands made me nervous. But since I’m more confident with my driving now, I place aircon directly on me, thus I don’t perspire that much anymore. More importantly, I just try to be cool while driving. I try not to get intimidated and agitated by a few assholes that I come across with on the road. They will only make my life less fun if I’d get affected so I’d rather not give them the satisfaction. For the “nth” time, I just happy to be able to drive here in Doha.

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