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'''To get over this, ''just do it!'''''
This is , of course easy to say, more easily said than done, but before standing along the street and watching cars passing by, you can prepare yourself good: Buy by buying a map, check checking out the [[Top Tips]], other pages on this wiki, and other [[hitchhiking websites]]. Make ,making sure you know what a good spot means, and that you know some good spots on the trip you're making. Also have and taking a look at your [[Appearance|appearance]] to make sure you look like a hitchhiker.
First time hitchhiking doesn't necessarily mean a short trip -- but starting with a short trip might help you get used to the motions and what to expect. Take a day trip to the next town! This said, don't prepare too much. Decide where you're going, the best road to get there, walk a distance, and at a good spot face the traffic and stick up your thumb. You'll feel like the center of attention at first, but after a while you'll get used to it, and will become more concerned with trying to ''win a ride'' than your worries about what you're doing.
Sometimes it happens that you can wait for quite a long time. This can have different , due to a variety of possible reasons: Is it a bad spot? Can cars stop easily there without blocking the traffic? Is it a holiday and all cars are filled up with families? The list of possible reasons is long, but to calm you down there's one universal rule for every hitchhiker out there:
'''Somewhere out there there is someone who will picks pick you up. Always!''' The only question is when this is going to happen, but as Einstein once said: '''Time is relative'''.
[[Image:Amylin-luoping-china-2.jpg|thumb|Hitchhiking in [[China]] is for the more advanced]]
