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You Can Catch the Bus

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It's been a while since my last update, so I'll try to keep this light and brief.  I'm getting used to getting around here in Jodhpur.  In my previous post , I talked about catching autos or cabs through rideshare apps and even about how to hail an auto on the street.  With this post I'll give you some insights into how I've been getting around lately. I've been taking the bus. When I first came to Jodhpur, I absolutely refused to take the public transportation here.  Even though I kept seeing buses around, but they are very different from the ones in Philadelphia, or in any US city, really.  They look mostly like short school buses and I couldn't see any route numbers. On top of that, I had no idea where the bus stops were; I'd see people getting on and off, but it didn't seem like it was at any particular bus stop, just on the side of the road. Fast forward a few months, and now I'm a local public transportation pro. Why the change? Well, I too