'Destiny'
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But you have some time between being cast and actually doing the show, right? Learning how to drive stick is one thing you could reasonably learn in a shortish amount of time that is a skill you most likely use on the show!
Yeah, like people who live in New York and go on Project Runway and don't bother to check out Mood.
Yeah, like people who live in New York and go on Project Runway and don't bother to check out Mood.
Or people who go on Top Chef without a single dessert recipe memorized.
Or people who go on the Colbert Report without being aware that it's a satire show.
Yeah, like people who live in New York and go on Project Runway and don't bother to check out Mood.
You'd think they'd shop there already, you know?
Survivor: fire.
Historically, some of the winning contestants on Amazing Race have gone so far in their race prep to take extensive notes about past challenges, when non-eliminations tend to be scheduled, not to mention memorizing facts about the lists of countries that they are likely to visit.
Minimally, I'd take an intensive ropes and climbing course beforehand even if I had to hire a private tutor. (I already know stick!) Also get a prescription for Ambien, so when there was an overnight train trip or whatever, I'd be better rested than my competitors.
And remember to bring a solar-powered calculator!
Not a TAR watcher, but I learned how to drive on a stick AND taught a couple of people how. It isn't difficult to learn. It takes an afternoon and a road with no traffic, which is how my father taught me. Or one night and an empty parking lot, which is how I taught Hubs.
The other important thing about teaching stick-shifting is that it shouldn't be the instructors car. That way they can remain calmer.
everyone who tells me it wasnt hard to learn to drive stick learned as a young adult! I have been driving the easy way for 20+ years! It will not be easy for me to learn a whole weird way!
But i would if i were cast on TAR!
lisa, don't forget that you know how gears work on a bicycle AND you can play instrument(s)! All of which will help!
And FWIW I didn't learn stick until my late 20s w/o those advantages.