Not gonna' make it tonight!

So, part of the fun of living and traveling in other countries is learning about how they do things differently, or simply how things are different whether they want them to be or not. For example, I usually don't have to travel to my Spanish class during rush hour. And, even if I do, I get on the train at the end of the tracks where you see the circle to the right of the picture below. When you get on at the end of the tracks there is no one on the train yet and there aren't that many people waiting, so you always get a seat, no problem. Well, tonight I got on at the end of the tracks, but I had to get off for something at the second circle you see on the map below - the circle to the left. When I tried to get back on the train to continue my journey to Spanish class it was unbelievable! I waited and waited as I counted 10 trains that stopped and went on and I couldn't fit on a single one of them. It was packed like sardines. No one was getting off and only one or two brave souls could squeeze themselves on. I didn't have that many guts. I saw scarves and coat tails sticking out of the doors as the trains wisked away to their next destination. So, needless to say, I asked how long this would go on. Sounded like another hour or so.....I didn't make it to Spanish class tonight! No way! 

Click on the picture to see it bigger. This is one end of the Santiago train map.