Friday, April 1, 2016

Why you need a car to live in Oceanside

Hello! How are you guys doing? In MiraCosta College, last week was spring break. So, I went to a lot of places and had really great time with my friends!! That was the third time to have a spring break in MiraCosta College for me, but this year’s one was the most active spring break. Why? That’s because finally I got a car!!! “If you live in California, you need a car!” You probably have heard such kind of things at least once, and it’s definitely TRUE!!


Why? Here are some reasons!

  • Both buses and trains do not come frequently and most of them do not come on time
Most buses come every twenty or thirty minutes, and it's not surprising that buses come 10-15 minutes late.


  • It takes a lot of time to go out by bus
For example, supposed you want to go to Oceanside beach. If you drive, it takes only about 15 minutes. However, it takes 45 MINUTES by bus!! Additional 30 minutes! That's a lot, isn't it?!

         ↓By car  ↓By bus
  • Not every bus stop has their time schedules
As we can see from the picture, there is no crew to know what time a bus comes at a bus stop. Also, even on a time schedule sheet, there are schedules for only some bus stops. It is really INCONVENIENT!! :(


  • It is too dark to wait a bus alone at night
It's really dark at night in USA! So, it's scary and dangerous especially for female. Maybe it makes you unable to take a night class or stay in library to study.
  • You might have field trips as class materials
You might be assigned to go to a place where you don't think you can go only by public transportations. You cannot go because no transportation accesses the place, or because it takes too much time and you cannot make it etc.

  • Parking permit is much cheaper than monthly bus passes
In MiraCosta College, a parking permit is only $35 for the whole semester while a monthly bus pass costs $44.


I've felt "My life is kind of limited because I don't have a car!" many times before I got a car, and it was really frustrated. I know getting a car is not cheap and easy, but I strongly recommend you guys to have a car in order that you can enjoy your Cali life!