My driving lessons- part 1 I received my driving license on Oct 31. I was pretty tired all these days, but it was tremendous relief the minute I saw the license. Here are my experiences. Considering I might be bound by marriage and children in a few years and driving lessons take considerable time and energy, so I should take good advantage of the time now. I compared the relative merits of several driving schools in my city and chose one finally. This school has good reviews online. I signed up in Mar.3. It was Sunday and the hall was filled with people lining up for payment. I paid 5281RMB and they collected my information on the temporary residence. Afterwards, I shifted to another room to wait in the line. They took me to a picture and charged 21RMB. And I was asked to attend the theoretical training lessons on March 10. Several hundred people assembled in a big room. A worked explained in details how the entire test is going, charging items and dos and don'ts. He also emphasized that it is unnecessary to give money or presents to the mentors. How ironic it is! There is no denying that there are really some clean guys. Everyone was given a textbook and a DVD. The book's content is about the construction of automobiles, traffic signs and driving skills. And the DVD is an exercise set including 750 single choices. I read through the textbook and the printed exercise set. Next I repeated the test by an on - practice system. I took my mock on March 18. The qualified standard is 90 or higher (total score is 100). As soon as the scores came out, they distributed us a written notice of the date, time and location of the formal theory test. I was arranged on April 1, Kunshan Vehicle Administration Office. I was up at 6 before catching 2 buses. With appropriate preparation, the test was absolutely a pushover. After the test, I called my mentor (designated or self-selected) when I would practice driving. My mentor replied quite positively I had to wait until mid-September. I was thrilled to hear that although I had to wait long before that. September is the best time of the year here since it is neither too hot nor too cold. Unexpectedly my mentor asked me to practice driving in June and July once respectively. A scorching sun, a spooky practice field (surrounded with graveyards), all made me a little dizzy. Turning the steering wheel and running a straight line was the first step.