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our sleeping travel companion, Benjamin. Jasmine posing behind him.

We finally got seats on the very back of the bus. Not very comfortable, but better than standing. The people in the middle are seated on wooden planks that they wedge under the cushions of the neighboring seats.

Photo of the bus from the outside, right before we got on it. This thing was loaded down inside and out. We nervously let them strap our backpacks to the top of the bus.

We got on the bus to find that it was incredibly crowded, so much that there was nowhere for three of us to sit. We stood for an hour or so of the trip while we waited for people to be dropped off. This photo is of my travel friend, Benjamin, basically hanging out of the door of the bus - not exactly by choice.