Drum Teacher Benjamin Sequiera {that's him next me by the car & holding the drum sticks} was kind enough to offer to spend the evening with me at the end of my first week’s work and take me to one or two Mumbai places of interest. He explained that since Mumbai is so incredibly overcrowded, many people choose not to own and drive cars since a) the experience of driving is so frustrating in the non-stop traffic jams and b) there’s nowhere to park your car anyway, unless you want to part with small fortune {at least in Indian terms}. Instead, what people tend to do when they really need to, is to hire a car for the period they need – and this will often include a driver, since the Mumbai driving experience is so stressful!
So Benjamin had hired a car for the day of his students’ exams, and was happy to make use of it during the evening, mainly for my benefit ☺
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