Journal #16

Hi Mum and Dad,

I want to ask you for a decision. That is buying a car.

It is true that it is unreasonable to buy a car while I can go to school by bus for free. However, if you were here, you would understand and support my thinking. The distance from home to school is quite far. Everyday I have to take two buses to reach school. My class starts at 8 am and it takes 2 hours by bus from home to school. That means I have to be ready at the bus stop around 6 am. Can you imagine what time I have to wake up to walk to the bus stop. Then, after classes I would do the same trip to go home. I find that it wastes time to spend 4 hour on taking the buses everyday. Time is money. We can save money by taking the buses for free but let calculate how much we could save and how much we have to spend.

It will be faster if we drive a car in America. Most American people have car, so the bus system seems not to be popular and punctual. It takes only one hour if we drive on local streets and 20 minutes on free way. Therefore, I could save totally 2 hours per day if I drive a car for going school instead of taking the buses. That 2 hours I will use for part time job in which I can earn money and gain experience as well.

I hope you will consider about my suggestion and let me know your decision.
Miss you so much.