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13. The Good Life

Lesson: Let the people who do what they love to do for no money inspire you to rekindle the passion for what you love to do.

I'm sure the guy standing next to me on the M train was famous. Sure he was the only one who heard the beats through his headphones, but he was two decibels and 1 dance move away from giving an all out performance. I'm not saying he was in slight bit entertaining, but I could tell he was passionate.

12. Control

Lesson: Relax. There are somethings you have no control over and it's o.k.

It wasn't until I got the the train station did I remember I had a quiz at the very begining of class. If I would have remembered before I got to the station, I would have left home 15 minutes earlier. Instead, I left on time, and the train was 10 minutes late. After I boarded the train, it was held up in the tunnel. Then the street light froze (very unusual) and we were sitting at the light for at least 2 minutes. Of course, we stopped at every stop. To make a long story short, I eneded up running late to my class. I made it for the last 2 minutes of the quiz by the skin of my teeth.

After trial and error from before, I learned that alternate routes would take me out of the way and it would be a bigger gamble since I would have to transfer to a bus. The only control I really had was to leave earlier, take a taxi ($15 for a 5 point quiz), or run right when I got off the train. After that I really had no control over the situation.

11. Companionship

Lesson: We all want to be a part of someone else's story.

One of my favorite events on the bus is when two or more people by chance meet up on the bus. Today, I got on the bus with a male and female college student. A few stops later an older man got on the bus and recognize the male student. After chatting it up for a while, the boy introduced the girl. When the girl said her name the man immediately knew who her mother was. The guys started talking about the "good old days" and it made me a little bit sad.

10. Mittens

Lesson: Dogs bring people together... at least they do in S.F.

Taking a dog on the MUNI can be a good experience or a bad experience. Luckily, my dog is small, adorable, and quiet and I rarely get hassled for trying to bring her on the bus... or not paying extra fare if her transfer pass expires.

9. Bag Lady

Lesson: Just get out of the way.

Today I had an encounter with a woman I will call the Bag Lady. I don't see her often, but when I do it is always on the 33 Line. The 33 line starts/ends on the outskirts of the city and goes through The Mission. The Mission is home to a lot of homeless people. S.F. in general is home to a lot of homeless people, but they gather in certain areas such as the Mission.

The first time I had an encounter with the Bag Lady is when she walked on the bus without paying.

8. Immunity

Lesson: What doesn't kill you will only make you stronger.

If someone coughs on my neck, sneezes on my bag, or wipes their runny nose and touches something on the bus one more time I think I will cut them.

I think I have been exposed to every strain of the flu, anthrax, bacterial pneumonia, Clostridium dificile, Ebolavirus, Hepatitis A-E, and leprosy on the San Francisco Muni.

Then I realized I have not been sick in a long time. It's very unusual since I get sick for 2 weeks four times a year. 

I guess what doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.