But really, you don't think about it until you need it (or until you start working in places where they try to improve it). And lately, I've been needing it.
I live in a house that shares 2 cars between 3 drivers. As the youngest driver, by default I get the car less. So I have to rely on my parents, or my friends, driving me places. Is anyone else having flashbacks to their middle school/early high school days? (I chose this time period because you're old enough to want to go places on your own, but not quite able to get there.) Unless, of course, I took the bus.
That's it for local transportation, but what about going a farther distance? Enter Megabus , Metro, and another regional bus service. Thanks to them, I have been able to spend my extra month of winter break visiting my boyfriend, and other friends at University of Delaware, UMBC, and DC. (Shoutout to my dad for driving me to bus/train stations a lot!) It's fantastic because I feel this sense of urgency knowing that I will not be able to see my friends until at least July. Right now, July sounds very far away and I miss them all a lot.
In fact, today I met a friend in DC. She lives in Northern Virginia and I live somewhere in Maryland, so DC is our middle ground. The best way to get there is via Metro. We visited 2 museums (Crime & Punishment and American Art Gallery/National Portrait), ate, chatted, walked. It was wonderful. We don't see each other often, so when we do it needs to be for at least a day. There was so much for both of us to say that it was hard to fit everything in. For me, it was hard just to start.
The only drawback was that I had to wait 15-20 minutes for each of my trains today. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the DC Metro system, that is a long time. But I was too excited and tired to really be concerned.
Also, proof that Megabus is not awful; my trip earlier this month was only 20 minutes late even though the highway we were driving on was a puddle of slush. It started snowing halfway through the 2.5 hour trip.
Suggested reading: Why Bus Travel is much Better Than you Think it is
I live in a house that shares 2 cars between 3 drivers. As the youngest driver, by default I get the car less. So I have to rely on my parents, or my friends, driving me places. Is anyone else having flashbacks to their middle school/early high school days? (I chose this time period because you're old enough to want to go places on your own, but not quite able to get there.) Unless, of course, I took the bus.
That's it for local transportation, but what about going a farther distance? Enter Megabus , Metro, and another regional bus service. Thanks to them, I have been able to spend my extra month of winter break visiting my boyfriend, and other friends at University of Delaware, UMBC, and DC. (Shoutout to my dad for driving me to bus/train stations a lot!) It's fantastic because I feel this sense of urgency knowing that I will not be able to see my friends until at least July. Right now, July sounds very far away and I miss them all a lot.
In fact, today I met a friend in DC. She lives in Northern Virginia and I live somewhere in Maryland, so DC is our middle ground. The best way to get there is via Metro. We visited 2 museums (Crime & Punishment and American Art Gallery/National Portrait), ate, chatted, walked. It was wonderful. We don't see each other often, so when we do it needs to be for at least a day. There was so much for both of us to say that it was hard to fit everything in. For me, it was hard just to start.
The only drawback was that I had to wait 15-20 minutes for each of my trains today. For those of you who are unfamiliar with the DC Metro system, that is a long time. But I was too excited and tired to really be concerned.
Also, proof that Megabus is not awful; my trip earlier this month was only 20 minutes late even though the highway we were driving on was a puddle of slush. It started snowing halfway through the 2.5 hour trip.
Suggested reading: Why Bus Travel is much Better Than you Think it is
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