No need for a car

As most of you know, I had to sell my car before I came here. The good news is I don't need to buy a new car anytime soon since I can get around anywhere by subway, bus or taxi. On top of that the public transportation is dirt cheap, even the taxis. I have yet to figure out how taxi companies make a profit since gas is much more expensive over here. I've gone across town a few times for around $7. There's a big subway system here, and it's actually been kinda fun riding it for some weird reason.

As of right now, I don't even have the desire to drive here. People drive so crazy over here, but most of them are skilled drivers. Sometimes parking is a bit crowded here and people manage to squeeze into the tightest spots without dinging up someone else's car. There's also way too many cars running red lights when no one's around and confusing roads. I'll gladly wait a few more years before getting my international driver's license.

I ate at a restaurant by myself and rode the subway by myself for the first time a few days ago. The route I was taking was actually quite simple. I just take the yellow bus #62 to Daebang station, make sure the next train I'm boarding is to Incheon, ride for about 40 minutes and get off at Ganseok station. I've taken the subway by myself a few times, but I still get paranoid that I'm on the wrong one and that I'm gonna venture off to some random area. It's good to get that out of the way, now I don't have to rely on someone else to get around now, although some subway stations are more confusing than others.

Cheap public transportation is a great thing though. There's absolutely no reason to drink and drive here period... but in places like Las Cruces, New Mexico it's a major problem. In fact the Las Cruces only offers three things, decent Mexican food, good looking hispanic girls and DWI's. I know so many people who already have one. It seemed like people were falling victim to DWI's one at a time, and I'm sure while I was gone someone I knew probably got one. It feels like I'm one of the few people who can claim that I don't have one.

It pissed me off when my father said he thinks it was mistake for me to come here and that I could have gotten a job at White Sands. First, Las Cruces is the last place I want to be. If I wanted to really stay I would have took the job offer given to me at PSL. PSL was a great place to work at and I loved working with some of the people there. I can honestly say that's the only job I've ever enjoyed and it was a great experience, however that would mean I'm stuck in Las Cruces. The mistake would have been staying in Cruces, there is no future there. Seriously how many people make it big in Cruces? To my friends still there reading this, don't be afraid to go chase your dreams, don't feel obligated to stay there just because you're comfortable. I didn't realize how bad it was until I got out, it feels like an exaggerated version of "I made it out the hood", and while it's not quite that bad, there's more to life than going to Bennigans and El Patio every Thursday night.