There are clear advantages to living off-campus, I have written an extensive blog post on it even. However, when your only means of transportation is a scooter, things get a little hairy on rainy days...or I guess I should say wet.
I love my scooter, I do, but it lacks a roof and windows. My helmet is quite large and has a visor, but on days when it is really raining you get wet. I walk into my classroom and sort of shake like a dog on those days.
This week has been rainy every single day thus far. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. I am keeping my fingers crossed for Friday as of right now, but listening to the constant pitter patter of rain outside at 5 p.m. on Thursday evening, I am not hopeful.
The only good thing about this is that I live in Taiwan and everyone has to deal with this issue. So the Taiwanese have come up with a brilliant solution: full body rain slickers that can cover a king sized bed if necessary. Now the picture you see is clearly not me, and unfortunately I don't have quite the Cadillac of rain covers like that, but it looks similar. Mine is big and baggy like that and goes down to my knees. I wear my backpack underneath so I look like a hunch back when I'm driving. It is really funny looking but I am never alone on the road wearing one!
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