2003-07-23 - 11:17 a.m.
People say I'm brave for coming to Mexico alone, but I'm not. There's really not much to be afraid of.
Besides, I'm regularly scared out of my wits.
You figure it out.
Bus stations in particular frighten me beyond all comprehension. Here are the same people I see in the streets, in restaurants, at bars, wherever. But for some reason I feel so damn vulnerable.
Maybe partly because buses in the US are such crap. The realm of the destitute. And the service sucks ass. Whereas, here, everybody takes the bus. The employees are actually helpful and the first class buses are really nice.
Maybe it's because, getting on a bus, I have to hand myself over bodily to the care of some stranger. Because I have to actually trust someone else to take care of me and my stuff.
