Juan of Words

Microbuses in Mexico: Not For the Faint of Heart

As soon as we jumped on the bus, la prima yelled ¡pero agarrense!  We did so kind of nonchalantly, still gazing out of the window, taking in the city of Monterrey, one block at a time as we trailed rapidly behind her.  This was one of our first outings as tourists into the city after all.  We definitely weren’t ready for the bumpy road ahead.  Así nomás we jolted forward and then back as the bus driver hit the gas and then the brake almost back to back.  Just as quickly we were on the move again, bumping into one another, desperately looking for an empty seat where we could actually sit down and not hang on for dear life in the aisles of that bus.  There weren’t any.  All the seats were already taken.  We were horrified!  Scared beyond belief at what this driver was doing with all of us on board. Read More