I spend a lot of time using public transportation. Whether I am going to college, to get some groceries, to meet my friends, or anything else, I need public transportation. For me, travelling on a bus is one of the best times of the day because it is the moment where I listen to music, listen to a lot of podcasts like Joe Rogan for example. With my headphones on that cancels all the noise from the outside, I enjoy my time in my own world. On my way from point A to point B, I plan my day, I speak to people around me and ask them how their day has been, and sometimes when I am tired, I accidentally drift off to sleep. Green Bay is a small community so there are very few people that work for the Green Bay Metro, so when I use the bus, I feel happy when the bus driver gives me a nod or says, “Hey Man. How are you today?” and starts a brief conversation with me. Those split seconds of conversation really makes my day.
Travelling by Bus on a daily basis has made me realize how important it is in my life. It has been like a teacher to me that teaches new lessons every day. Being it from helping me to enhance my social skills, connect to new people, observe their expressions. It has also taught me time management as I fix my class schedule as well as meeting with the professors as per the schedule of the bus. Sometimes, the bus arrives later than it is supposed to, the time I spend waiting for the bus also teaches me patience. On the other hand, I sometimes hate it, it is only because of some incidents that take place on the bus. For instance, I experienced an incident a couple of days ago which was racially motivated on the metro bus while I was going to campus. Experiencing these kinds of things are not healthy, but I convince myself that every day is not the same. Apart from these bad incidents, I really enjoy travelling on the bus, and I would love to do it every single day as long as I am here in the states. Therefore, I feel that Mr. Bus has also taken the role of one of the best teachers in my life.
