Yuen-Hitchhiking

I would never be comfortable hitchhiking in the U.S, but here,for some reason, I feel really comfortable doing it. The bus schedule to get to the school can be frustrating and we are sometimes stranded there for 4 or 5 hours or just miss the bus because classes go on later than the last bus time. That being said, this has caused a necessity for us to get rides from all sorts of strangers just to get back to Angra. We decided to walk to the school one day and got lost and asked a man for directions and after giving us directions, he turned around in his car and found us to give us a ride because he realized that we were really lost and the school was far away. We've also hitched rides from unsuspecting faculty at the school. I have felt a huge sense of community here, everyone seems to know everybody in some way or another. Though the south in the U.S is known for their hospitality and friendliness, I have experienced even more friendliness and openness here. Strangers will strike up conversations and offer us food or a ride or anything else. Maybe this is what has contributed to my willingness to hitchhike. Whether its the sense of community or the overwhelming friendliness of the people here, hitchhiking is something I'd never though I'd do that I am doing here now.