At 6:00 AM my alarm goes off, I rise and fix myself breakfast and pack my lunch. It's another school day except its Wednesday, which means I get to wear real pants and a button down shirt. I'm able to avoid the all to crowded bus by taking the student only bus. Before this discovery I would find myself packed in a bus gripping onto the handrail above, with my elbow precariously hanging above someone's head.
As we cross the Danshui River I take in all the mountains surrounding Taipei. Speeding down the highway next to the bus is a motor scooter. Although only designed for two, the people of Taiwan often fit three or four people onto one. This particular motor scooter held two adults with helmets sitting on the motor scooter and a little girl standing in the front, hair loose and blowing straight back. Most moms I know wouldn't place their child on a motor scooter without a helmet and speed down the highway but most moms I know don't own a motor scooter or live in Taiwan.
I've been told that the Taiwanese can read or share their thoughts while on the road. I think this might be necessary since motor scooters regularly weave through traffic and blow through red lights.
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