The Morning (Insert Profanity of Choice Here) Commute

Hey guys! I am excited to present the first post of the mini blog:

 WORKING GIRL AND THE CITY

 I couldn’t do this blog justice if I didn’t talk about commuting in the city. I have learned a lot about commuting anywhere from the short time I have been a full time warrior – that’s the nickname I give undergrad students that perform full time work for an extended period of time. As a full time warrior, you have to be up early to make it to the good ol’ 9 to 5 in time. Yeah, you and majority of the city...

So being in the train station at 8am can be rough since literly everyone is there at the same time as you. Smushing yourself into an already overly crowded train, having to wait another five minutes because the train that just came is too full, arriving with four minutes to spare before you have to clock in, yeah, that all happens. Unfortunately.

Though the traditional commute can be easily compared to hell, I have discovered some methods to make it better and faster.

1)      You must must must bring your IPod. Having your own mini jam session makes the crowded train feel more like a standing room only concert, and who doesn’t like concerts?

2)      Bring a book along… But the book isn’t for the train. Instead, if you hate riding in super crowded carts like me, walk to the local park or café and read until rush hour is over. By the time 6:30 or 7 p.m. rolls around, the trains are cleared and you got some relaxation time in before commuting again.  

3)      Leave a little later in the morning. I know we all think that we have to be in the train an hour before but from personal experience, taking the train at 8:17 am is so much faster than at 8 a.m. and oddly, you get to your destination with plenty of time to spare. Now that I am doing this, I arrive around 12 minutes early for work. Crazy, huh?

If you do these things, I promise the commute will be better, if it isn’t than I am sorry. I tried, haha.

Well I am excited for this mini-blog and I hope that you guys enjoy it and all the posts to come!

Stay true and be you!

Peace Out Cub Scouts!

~Chanda