If you asked the average American college student how often they use the bus line to get from one city to another, you probably would not find many. Out of 332 million Americans, only about 16 million ride buses for inter-city travel. About 2% of Americans use public transport, while close to 20% of Europeans use it. My experience in Spain was that the easiest way to get around was to find a bus that was going to where you needed to be. Bus tickets were cheap and went through most towns. Metros and trains were also a staple of getting around in Europe. I took trains from Madrid to Barcelona, and Barcelona to Toulouse, France. I took trains between Florence and Rome. We used the metro to get around cities like Madrid and Sevilla. There was also a service called “BlaBlaCar” which was like a long distance Uber. You would go to an app, put in your destination, and drivers who were going through that city would pop up. It was faster than the buses and wasn’t too expensive. I really like public transportation there because it greatly cuts down on the need for a car, especially in the larger cities. In Trujillo, I could walk to the grocery store, to school, and to the bus stop. This really helped reduce your carbon footprint and was an easy way to stay active even with the busy school schedule. I have a lot of memories on the buses and in the station with my friends as we were on our way to some exciting new destination. From my first bus ride to Badajoz to the last one to Madrid, I became a lot more experienced with navigating public transportation.