I just now saw this thread - congratulations, Evie!!! That's really an accomplishment. And to learn on a manual, too...to echo others, your uncle is right, everything else will be a breeze, it's true. I taught myself to drive a manual with my first real car. I stalled out so many times (in heavy traffic, lol) it was embarrassing, but I finally got the hang of it, and you will, too. It'll be like second nature with more practice. Here's to more freedom and independence for you!