Living off campus in La Jolla, my usual commute to UCSD involves the free
UCSD shuttles that drive along the Arriba and Nobel area. The trip
typically takes me thirty minutes to get to campus. For a change of pace,
I decided to walk to school. I left my apartment thirty minutes earlier
than I usually do because I really was not sure how much longer this
change in transportation was going to cost me. In total, the new journey
took me fifty minutes so it took about 20 minutes extra. The experience of
actually walking was nice. I had time to take in my surroundings and put
names to streets I usually quickly pass by. However, a fifty minute walk
is just not reasonable for a daily routine for me. Time is a big issue in
deciding my transportation method. I would not be willing to wake up
twenty minutes earlier and then trek to campus for fifty minutes when I
could easily save some precious sleep and wait a bit for a free shuttle.
There have been problems with this method of transportation when the
shuttles are running late or there is traffic jam or at one point during
this year the shuttles actually stopped running because there was a bomb
threat in the area and I was forced to quickly find another route to
campus; however these complications are uncommon on average. Thus, my
decision to ride the shuttle remains my preferred choice.
Laura Louie
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