The Transporter: A Car Story

I live in Texas where they say everything is bigger. I used to leave closer to Austin, but now live in a suburb/smaller city right next to Austin. When I lived near the city, I would walk everywhere and if it was too far to walk, I would take the bus. When I moved away from the city, I didn't have a mode of transportation. I depended on the kindness and generosity of my friends. I've spent the last year and a quarter not owning a car, and only just now, living away from the city, has it really started to weigh on me. It has been a major struggle for me trying to maintain a social life and not treading on my friends' generosity too much. Last week I had nearly reached my tipping point. My friendships were suffering, and that was unacceptable. I talked to my mother about car options, and she had a few ideas... but they were out of my price range. My savings were limited and there weren't many options available. I was going to have to make some drastic changes.

Last Sunday at church, a man I had met a few times before walked up to me and (to be concise) basically said he knew some people who had an extra car and they were going to give it to him. He didn't need it, so they asked if he knew anyone who needed one.

For the first time in over a year, I have a car. Not only do I have a car, but someone just gave me one out of the blue. I've questioned whether or not Austin is where I need to be... and all signs point to "yes".

Keepin' Austin "Home"!

(For those of you that don't know, there is a kind of motto here: "Keep Austin Weird"...)