Time 6:50am Departure To Revelstoke BC
The morning was hard. I've never been good with saying bye, so needless to say I did the best I could to choke back all my tears.
While driving out of my home city, it was as if my whole life was flashing before my eyes. Every memory made came rushing back and surprise surprise so did the tears. Continually asking myself in my mind 'Can you do this?'
It seemed the further I got, the more I just wanted to come home. I came to an impasse with myself because the time leading up to leaving I was gunghoe, ready to go and when the day came I felt a massive confliction inside me questioning if this is what I wanted... never the less- I was on the bus and it was to late to turn back. It's no secret while taking public transportation you meet ALL kinds of people. And I have to say for the entire 18hr duration, i was only truly annoyed ONE time. Call me crazy but I'm pretty sure talking on the phone for 2 hours in a foreign language, loud enough that you're the only voice heard is insanely ignorant. After 3 or 4 "stink eye" looks on my behalf (my inner latina)- the phone call ended and the bus was peaceful. By the time we hit our 2nd stop we had a 40min wait in Swift Current Sk. The weather was super nice and sunny so it wasn't so bad sitting out while we waited to load up again. When we loaded up, 3 people got off and we got one new rider. This poor woman, she gets up on to the bus and goes to sit next to another woman who had been on the bus since we left Regina. Well- let's just say this woman didn't want to sit next to anyone. She picked up this poor woman's stuff we picked up in Swift and threw it towards the bus driver while mumbling something in whatever language she spoke. Then next thing you know this woman and the bus driver and having a yelling match, THEN everyone sitting on the bus chanting "kick her off the bus" and in my head I'm thinking, is this actually happening right now!!
Before we hit Calgary, Alberta I had about 4 mini melt downs. The further we got, the more I wanted to go home. After chatting with some good friends, I got my head in check and pushed through. By the time we hit Calgary, I was in AWE! I couldn't believe how big this city was. How my home town is a village in comparison. It's crazy to think that all these other people in the world exist that you haven't met. The buildings, sculptures, art on the streets... The way people dress... it was amazing. It took about an hour just to drive through calgary to get to the bus station where we had an hour and half lay over.
In the calgary depot, a lot of people from the original bus were also transferring to the BC bus. A lot of them were from Vancouver. So, we all mingled together in line- and here is where I met one of the most incredible people.
Her name was Beth. She was an 89 year old woman who could have passed for 75-80 years. She sat next to me and offered me a mint chocolate. She ended up giving me the box! She had stories for days. And when she spoke you knew this woman didn't take any shit. From that point on we befriended one another and became bus buddies all the way till my stop in Revelstoke. Her energy was so calming and suddenly all my anxiety about leaving home was gone. No break downs, no nothing. Just laughter and good conversation. When I got to my stop- she grabbed my arm and reminded me to have a great time and that she knew I would be successful in my adventure. It was really refreshing to meet someone so genuine and kind.
After a long bus ride, I made it to my destination, to my hotel where I had one more minor break down and closed my eyes to sleep. Here's to the start of something new!
The morning was hard. I've never been good with saying bye, so needless to say I did the best I could to choke back all my tears.
While driving out of my home city, it was as if my whole life was flashing before my eyes. Every memory made came rushing back and surprise surprise so did the tears. Continually asking myself in my mind 'Can you do this?'
It seemed the further I got, the more I just wanted to come home. I came to an impasse with myself because the time leading up to leaving I was gunghoe, ready to go and when the day came I felt a massive confliction inside me questioning if this is what I wanted... never the less- I was on the bus and it was to late to turn back. It's no secret while taking public transportation you meet ALL kinds of people. And I have to say for the entire 18hr duration, i was only truly annoyed ONE time. Call me crazy but I'm pretty sure talking on the phone for 2 hours in a foreign language, loud enough that you're the only voice heard is insanely ignorant. After 3 or 4 "stink eye" looks on my behalf (my inner latina)- the phone call ended and the bus was peaceful. By the time we hit our 2nd stop we had a 40min wait in Swift Current Sk. The weather was super nice and sunny so it wasn't so bad sitting out while we waited to load up again. When we loaded up, 3 people got off and we got one new rider. This poor woman, she gets up on to the bus and goes to sit next to another woman who had been on the bus since we left Regina. Well- let's just say this woman didn't want to sit next to anyone. She picked up this poor woman's stuff we picked up in Swift and threw it towards the bus driver while mumbling something in whatever language she spoke. Then next thing you know this woman and the bus driver and having a yelling match, THEN everyone sitting on the bus chanting "kick her off the bus" and in my head I'm thinking, is this actually happening right now!!
Before we hit Calgary, Alberta I had about 4 mini melt downs. The further we got, the more I wanted to go home. After chatting with some good friends, I got my head in check and pushed through. By the time we hit Calgary, I was in AWE! I couldn't believe how big this city was. How my home town is a village in comparison. It's crazy to think that all these other people in the world exist that you haven't met. The buildings, sculptures, art on the streets... The way people dress... it was amazing. It took about an hour just to drive through calgary to get to the bus station where we had an hour and half lay over.
In the calgary depot, a lot of people from the original bus were also transferring to the BC bus. A lot of them were from Vancouver. So, we all mingled together in line- and here is where I met one of the most incredible people.
Her name was Beth. She was an 89 year old woman who could have passed for 75-80 years. She sat next to me and offered me a mint chocolate. She ended up giving me the box! She had stories for days. And when she spoke you knew this woman didn't take any shit. From that point on we befriended one another and became bus buddies all the way till my stop in Revelstoke. Her energy was so calming and suddenly all my anxiety about leaving home was gone. No break downs, no nothing. Just laughter and good conversation. When I got to my stop- she grabbed my arm and reminded me to have a great time and that she knew I would be successful in my adventure. It was really refreshing to meet someone so genuine and kind.
After a long bus ride, I made it to my destination, to my hotel where I had one more minor break down and closed my eyes to sleep. Here's to the start of something new!
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