Stick Shift Uber Driver

My uber driver this day was driving a manual transmission car. As he shifted gears on the stick shift, I remember my first driving lesson. I was told, "if you can drive a stick, you can drive anything." How the engine revs, the clutch pops and the engine shifts to a light buzz once the gear is switched. The type of music playing in the background faded by the sound of the gears and movements of the car itself. All very telling of where I am and what I am doing.