Personal achievement

Achievement –getting my L
Description
It is an achievement to me because I practiced a lot before taking my written test, I passed the
first time I went to take it, I started by reading the beginners driving book and it toke me about
two months to get through the whole book because I got it at the start of the summer I would
say in July sometime and I wasn’t eligible to even take my test till after I had my birthday which
is August 15th so I didn’t focus that much on reading it and I got lazy with reading it all so then
after my birthday I really started reading it and I started taking online practice tests after I
finished the book and I did multiple tests over and over for every day for about a month and I
booked for my written test and I couldn’t get in for another month after that so I continued to
practice and then I toke my test on October 30th here in Langley I have had it for almost one
year now, I booked a road test for my N a week ago or so and I cant get in till 5 months from
now its booked for February 15th.

Personal relevancy
Transportation - I can drive myself places I need to be like school and taking my brother to
school, for a little while longer I do have to be with my mom or dad when I am driving but after
I can by myself once I get my N
Freedom – I can go places I want to go on my free time, I can get out when I want.
Designated driver – my mom as told e that once I get my full license I will be the designated
driver for our family and she mad a deal with me that she will pay for the gas and insurance for
me if I drive to get things they need and taking people places and getting myself to school.
- Independence – a lot of independence comes with having a vehicle because you are
going to be on your own most of the time and your going to have to be dependent on
yourself.

Skill development
- Responsibility – you have responsibilities that come with having a car and license.
- Paying attention- you learn to become aware of your surrounding and being alert to
what can happen around you.
- Payments – I personally am not going to be making my own payments towards having a
car but for the future I will and this goes for anyone else who does have to pay for car
bills , you learn how to deal with money and paying monthly payments/insurance credit,
taxes and gas.
- Maturity- obviously you become more and realize you must be mature when making a
choice in having a car and driving because there are also going to be consequences.
 - Judgement – your judgment skills are going to improve from driving over time the
judgment of the road, parking and your distance between other drivers and everything
else.
- Spending habits- you're going to learn to use your money effectively and usefully and
put important things first like the occasional mechanics, gas, bills etc...

Self awareness
-recognizing and understanding your blind spots, being aware and paying attention to your
surroundings and what's around you.
- road rules.
-lots of beneficial things to me and my life will come with having a car.
- there are a bunch of advantages and disadvantages
- it is a privilege not a right.

Future connections
- As I already mentioned, but it is a way I can get myself to the places I need to be.
- Future payments are a skill that will be developed Aswell, but it will teach me to pay for
other big items in my future, like houses and any other big purchases.
- That includes me getting myself to future occupations and hobbies.