How Long Does It Take to Get From State College, PA to Downtown Baltimore, MD?

When I rolled over and it was 7:35a.m., I knew it was going to be a pretty interesting day. I rushed to get ready and walked down the stairs. Once I was outside of my hall I realized I left my bus ticket inside. So, I ran back up all the steps, grabbed my ticket, and still managed to make it to 071 Willard on time.

Things were starting to look better until I went to put my earrings in because I didn’t have time to put them in earlier. I dropped one and boom, it was gone. Every time I lose an earring, it’s just never a good day. Anyway, class finished and I looked for my earring one more time. Sadly, I had no more success than the first time. Quickly, I walked over to the bus stop to wait for the bus. It felt like 10 degrees outside and the bus was 30 minutes late. To pass the time, I met three new people and we were all going to DC or Baltimore which meant we had to transfer buses in Harrisburg. Quickly, we were filled with anxiety. Our bus to Harrisburg was already a good forty minutes late, would our bus from Harrisburg to Baltimore/DC leave us?

Its 10:45: the bus is finally here and the bus driver tells us “I promise you the bus won’t leave you guys. It’s restricted.” Well, he lied. When we got to Harrisburg, it was noon and there was no other bus to take us the rest of our trip. The lady behind the desks tells us that our bus left 10 minutes before and now we have to wait for the 4:15 bus. Man, oh man. What are we supposed to for four 

hours, we can’t just sit in the train station.

The doors were so short, lol. 

So, my 3 friends and I went to grab lunch. Afterwards, we were just walking around and taking pictures of the capitol building. Before I knew it we were inside of the building, walking around freely. I never knew these buildings were open to the public, it never crossed my mind.

The building was so beautiful. It seemed as if every room we went into, they got better. The amount of detail in everything was so astonishing and admirable. Before we realized it, it was time to go back to the train station. We got on the bus and we were on our way.  

It was 6:30p.m., and I finally made it to Baltimore from State College.

So, this is my new adventure this time. It was an experience to get stranded in a city that I’ve never been to before. It was my first time touring a state Capitol building. Now, I hope to be able to visit each and every state Capitol building. Although it was not planned, it came with a very important message, “It’s not what happens to you but how you react to it that matters.” –Epctetus. 

Also, always listen to your mom when she tells you that you should always wear a coat because you never know what’s going to happen.

Thanks for reading. :)