Mexican Buses

Yesterday, for the first time, I took a Mexican bus. It was quite interesting. Corinne, another girl from GV, and I decided to go to a nearby mall to watch a movie. So, when we asked one of the security guards at the university entrance (where the buses stop) which bus we needed to get to Angelopolis, he said that we would have to take two buses to get there. At the time, that seemed kinda difficult, so we asked if there was another mall with a movie theater that we could get to directly. He told us about another, Plaza San Pedro, and showed us which bus to get on. About twenty minutes and a few new Mexican friends later, we got to the mall, only to find out that there was no movie theater, only a blockbuster. So, after asking around, we got on another bus to take us to the mall we wanted. And let me tell you, this bus was a lot better. Not only did we get to sit down, but we had live music! One of my favorite things about Mexico is that there are always men wandering around playing music for tips, but I hadn't realized that they were allowed to do so on buses. Anyway, I thought that was pretty great. And even though the movie we ended up going to see was pretty crappy, I was really proud of us for figuring out the Mexican bus system.