If you want to see the world through a different lens, then take a ride somewhere on a UTA bus. Tells us what the experience was like, what is one new thing you learned while riding the bus? (Take pictures if you want) Please respond to these questions on the blog by creating a blog post. Also, you must comment on at least 5 of your classmates posts. (please put your name alongside the title of your post under “title”)
Taking the bus was indeed, a new experience. It's not often that I use public transport, since an old-fashioned car can suffice here for most of my travel needs. It's not often that I get to experience life in a moving room with perfect strangers. I decided to head to the front, because that's where all the action is. It's the perfect spot for getting the most people-packed view. Granted, it's more likely that everyone will be staring directly at YOU as long as you're facing them. That's the peculiar thing about people--we fascinate eachother and staring is contagious.
There was an older, possibly on the crazy side man, trying to give some passengers a run, or ride, for their money. He continued to pose to them questions that were intrusive and overbearing, and they did their best to ignore him. I was touched to finally see a woman lean in and stick it to the man, when all seh had been was an innocent bystander. It certainly made the man swallow his tongue-- and the people that he had been bothering were prompt in their exit. Whether or not they evacuated a few stops early is still a mystery to me. Funny how you simply can't get that experience when riding lone.
People would board, exit, board, exit. They respected the bus driver and his rules. No one dare go over the line, entering his territory. It's nice to observe people taking in the world, whether on their iPads or through the UTA windows. Some sleep, absentmindedly, and probably deservedly since their days are undoubtly no less stressful than mine.
I thought it was a marvelous opportunity to get acquainted, albeit small, with the human race. Think I'll catch a ride more often.
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