Stop signs are just a suggestion

For the first couple of days, Paco and Jorge took care of our transportation through this large city. Finally, it came time to prove my first step towards independence: riding the micro, or the city bus, to the Universidad Catolica. Although Catolica is only about six blocks away, it is an adventure every time. Even though there are bus stops, you have to flag the bust down. The bus has not even stopped by the time you have asked him where it is going, and it is already moving again the moment your feet get off the ground. Once you are on the bus, it battles for the quickest lane and the quickest route. Lane-lines, padestrian crosswalks, and stop signs are clearly just a suggestion.