Train Station Waiting

It is now 9:36 pm and we are all in the train station awaiting our 10:35 train arrival. We are in Champaign, Illinois and the trip getting here was...slightly eventful. First, I arrived at the college, and extremely familiar place to me. From there, I was under the impression that we would be taking the college vans to the train station in Champaign. However, I was wrong. From the college, in the vans, we were taken to the Peoria bus station. A nervous and anxious feeling overcame me. I thought to myself, "are we about to take a City Link bus to Champaign?!" I had never been on a City Link bus and, therefore, I was nervous. I have never heard much good about public transportation and I was not looking forward to doing it now! But, I then learned that we are going to take a charter bus to Champaign and my worries were subdued.

So, when we finally got onto the charter bus everything was going well, I thought. However, when we reached Bloomington, Illinois, we made an unexpected stop. The bus driver explained, "I just need to take care of something real quick". I couldn't help to wonder what was going on. Nevertheless, we got back on the road in less than 5 minutes and were back on our way. However, about 20 minutes later, the charter bus begins to pull to the side of the road. It turns out that the windshield is completely fogged over and the driver cannot see! So, she wipes it off with a paper towel as best as she could and we get back on the road. But, I then noticed that the window almost immediately fogged back up. The more I kept nervously checking the windshield, the foggier it would get. But then, a nice passenger got out of her seat, stood/crouched next to the driver, and wiped the windshield down every few seconds. This was a great help and saved several unnecessary stops.

Now, it is time to pack up our stuff and board the train. I can't wait to see what the train is going to be like!!