Question for instructors or students:
I’m a relatively new surfing student, doing a one-to-one course with an instructor at a place about 2.5 hours’ drive from where we live. I’ve discovered that my instructor lives literally 5 minutes from my house.
Would it be normal for the instructor to offer me a lift/share the journey, given that we’re going to exactly the same place anyway? I don't mind driving. Or would most instructors avoid this because of professional boundaries?
We’re opposite genders and he is older than me, although I’m not sure whether that makes any difference.
Our kit wont need to be transported as we are hiring everything.
From a student’s perspective, would you see a lift as a completely normal logistical thing, or would you assume the instructor was deliberately maintaining more distance by travelling separately?
AIBU to expect to share a lift (either me or him driving)
Or is driving together for 5 hours too personal in addition to the course itself?