Failed Attempt.

After my project with Lidia and Oscar I decided I was going to visit the girls’ bachillerato in Chimaltenango. Erika and I walked with Lidia back into Parramos to hop on a bus to Chimal to visit the girls. Or at least, that was our plan.

The first bus came and well, it was PACKED. And that is saying a LOT for someone who’s been living in Guatemala for 7 months and has seen her fill of chicken buses. Regardless, we decided to wait for the next one. Strike 1.

The next one rolled in around 15 minutes later, equally as packed, so we decided to try our luck anyway. The three of us headed towards the back of the bus and had sufficiently climbed UP the back and were JUST trying to squeeze ourselves in when the man who collects the money came to the back. “You girls are going to have to get off.” WHAT??? I have NEVER been kicked off a chicken bus for it being too crowded! ARE YOU FOR REAL!?? Strike 2.

25 minutes later bus 3 rolled up. After losing almost an hour of the time we’d planned to spend in Chimal, Erika and I sent Lidia on her way and decided to give it a go next weekend. Strike 3. Here’s hoping we don’t strike out on our next attempt!