In Case You Were Wondering

The #115 Busan city bus doesn't loop around.

I just wanted to let you know, because even though you are able to take the #115 to work each morning, doesn't mean that this same bus will eventually loop back around and drop you off on the opposite side of the street to where is picks you up each day.

I wouldn't want you to rush out of work after an incredibly long day, too impatient to wait for your regular #36 bus home, and get on the #115 city bus, assuming that it will eventually go back in the direction it came from. No, do not assume any of that...because you would be wrong. And that bus will not take you home.

It will however, take you in the complete opposite direction to where you want to go. And no matter how long you sit there staring out the window, convincing yourself that at some point very soon you will pass a familiar building or landmark or district name to provide some small glimmer of hope that you are not completely lost, the #115 is not going to throw you a bone because it really doesn't care. The #115 never wanted you to get on in the first place. Come to think of it, the #115 never really liked you, anyway.

So, the best you can do is smile and nod when the crazy Korean driver kicks you off at the last stop, stranding you between several gigantic mountains, in the middle of nowhere, with no bars left on your cell phone. At this point you should just start walking - just pick a direction and hope for the best. Don't bother reading any road signs because these ones aren't meant for English eyes.

And no - there are no cabs around either, so don't ask.

If you're lucky, you will walk for an hour or so until you find a nice woman at a convenience store to call you a taxi. Your driver won't understand a word you're speaking, of course, so just say "Spongey" and he'll know where to take you.