You tell a good story, and tell it well.
I hope you continue to turn your experiences
into stories, and that you continue to survive them.
Advice: Buy a spare phone battery. Keep it charged.
Fold a crisp $20 into the battery
compartment so you'll always have some cash.
When boarding a strange bus, ask:
"You stop at Meridian and Chestnut?"
so the driver has a chance to tell you that
that stop is closed, or the map is out of date,
or his destination banner is showing the previous route.
Attend to en-route announcements from the driver.
They're mostly nice people, and will usually
be helpful if asked effectively.
Set your phone alarm before dozing.
Source: I once rode the right bus number in the wrong
direction. To the end of the line. In Guadalajara.
It's a big city. Luckily, it was not the last bus,
and I did have the price of a return fare.
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When boarding a strange bus, ask: "You stop at Meridian and Chestnut?" so the driver has a chance to tell you that that stop is closed, or the map is out of date, or his destination banner is showing the previous route.
Attend to en-route announcements from the driver. They're mostly nice people, and will usually be helpful if asked effectively. Set your phone alarm before dozing.
Source: I once rode the right bus number in the wrong direction. To the end of the line. In Guadalajara. It's a big city. Luckily, it was not the last bus, and I did have the price of a return fare.