I'm a fairly shy person when it comes to strangers. Making eye contact is sometimes intimidating and I'm not yet sure where I fit into this community. The bus is a slightly different experience. Everyone getting on the bus share the ride; both the risks and rewards. We all get to where we need, and if anything bad happens, we're in it together. There is a connection for that five, ten, twenty minutes from point A to point B, and in my experience, the people on the bus are quite friendly. I moved once to allow an older gentlemen a seat, and he gave me a delicious piece of Big Ben candy.
Even though many people are isolated by their music and books, there still feels like a bond, a smile, a shared joke.
Baby steps.
Amy, student.
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