Daily Archives: January 31, 2009

Getting from A to B

As I am counting my money at an early stop, trying to find 220 yen for the ride, the bus suddenly jerks forward. Unprepared, and with a handful of change, I go toppling backward into someone’s lap. All around me people want to know if I am all right, and it is to some relief that I realize the guy I fell into is not Japanese.

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