TJ, I applaud your desire to learn how to drive a stick. It's not that hard. I taught my wife and if she can learn how to drive a stick, anyone can. I convinced her to buy a new car with a manual tranny and taught her in the 2 days before she took delivery. Her old car was already sold so she had no choice.
Laura, I figure I could teach you in about 3 hours based on my experience teaching the hardest student in the world, my wife!