Maybe you can put some courage out of this story !!

In 1983 , we arrived in the USA (St.-Louis , Missouri) for a stay of two years . Although we both had a drivers license since 9 years , we had so much difficulties to get a normal-price car insurance .
They all wanted to charge us at least four times the normal rate , just because they didn't trust us ans thought we Belgians were bad and irresponsible drivers !!
One company however was willing to give us a reasonable rate , if we agreed to get a Missouri drivers license . Get this well : we had exactly one day to take the technical AND the practical exams !!! Not really fair hey !!!!
But we gave it a go !! All evening , we were studying on a little book with drivers rules ,trying to understand something about all those strange measures ( we use metric system in Belgium !!) .
In the morning , we took of to the exam-centre with our hired car , both a big bunch of nerves ....
First we took the 20 questions-technical test !!! Waw , I think I was showing off all colours between white , red and I know what ..! I had at least 5 questions on measures ... . I didn't have a clue about what to answer ; but i guesses ; and ........... we bot succeeded !!
Then the practical test . I was first !! My instructor asked me to stop at a certain spot , and as I was not used to this car and the new brakes , he almost flew through the window .......... . But after all it went okay . I even got more points than my husband !

But the result was perfect : a big success for both of us !!
So you see , if you really want something and really need it badly , keep your hopes up !!!!!!!!!!!!!