Lifelines of a student- Bus & Coffee

  It is been more than one year in Canada. It looks like that yesterday only I started my college. Now I am almost at the end of my student life. Just two more months and I am done. From first day of college until now I have enjoyed everyday of student life in Canada. The two things which I will never forget about my student life, one is running after buses and other is coffee of Tim Horton. These two things are inseparable part of every student life.

  The journey of my student life like any other international student also started  by bus. It was orientation day for which I came to college on January 5, 2014. My aunt dropped me to college on that day by car. It was very generous of her. But that was the first and last time that I got the luxury of coming by a car. After that I become the permanent member of Brampton Transit. 


 I never thought that even travelling by bus would also be a different experience for me. But guess what I was wrong. Travelling by bus here and travelling in India is altogether different.


  Back home in India, the buses used to have conductors along with the drivers who blow whistles in order to stop the bus. Here, it is different you have to press the stop button or pull a wire which is just beside your seat, in order to stop the bus. Sometimes stops are so near by that in fear of skipping the stop, I have pressed the stop button at wrong time. One day, I remember there was a small stop ahead of my destination stop that I was not knowing about. So, in fear of skipping the stop, I pressed the button and the driver stopped the bus. But, when he saw nobody getting out of the bus,he literally shouted and I got scared. God forbidden he didn't know who pressed it. Otherwise he would have killed me for that. Just kidding!I think so many newcomers will relate to this incidence of mine.


  The tapping of card inside the bus was also a new thing for me. While travelling by bus,I used to have problem of coins. One day, one of my friend told me about presto card. This card is very useful for the students as you just have to recharge card online or in person. Just tap the card in bus and enjoy the ride.


  The best thing about transport system here is that everything is online and systematic. Schedules & maps, transit fees, bus routes and many more. The bus stops at a particular stop at particular time and you can access schedule of every bus on your smartphones.

 Here in Canada bus will not stop if it goes ahead of its stop. It will not let you in once it has closed the doors and gone ahead of stop. This is the worst part because I have missed many buses just for this reason. So, it is always better to be at stop 5 -10 mins ahead of bus schedule.

  One more thing which is good to know for new people to Canada that different buses go to different areas and have different stops like Zum transit, 
Go transit, Brampton transit etc. You can't have every bus from every stop, so you have to figure out that which bus has which stop.



  The other thing that acts as a lifesaver for every international student is Tim Hortons coffee. Tim Hortons is the one and only place which is really affordable and available every where in Canada. I can't believe how many times coffee has kept me awake in class when I am really tired. The trend of having food on the way to work or college was also a new thing for me as I was not use to it. Tim Hortons provides so many breakfast options like bagels, panini sandwiches, oatmeals, coffees, fruit juices, ice cap and many more. They also have different drinks for different seasons like for summers there is ice cap, ice tea, ice coffee etc...
Even my college is having Tim Hortons inside it. There is always a never ending line of students in Tim Hortons there. This shows the trend of coffee in Canada in students as well as in common people. 

  

I hope this post will relate to most of the student's life. For newcomers this post will give you a brief insight of the students life in Canada. If you have any similarities don't hesitate to share on my post or comment.