Metro

Each summer with the exception of one since I turned 16 I have held a summer job. With these summer jobs, I have had to drive to my place of work, spending part of my paycheck on gas. This summer is different, though. Each day I take the Metro, or the Washington Area Metropolitan Transit Authority train, into work. This is the name for the subway in Washington D.C., but I think I have figured out this it is actually more expensive for me to take it verses when I drive to work at home. If the only thing I do during the day is go to and from work, it costs $3.30, which can add up to about $50 just for trips to and from work in a period of only three weeks. I know that driving to and from work here in the city is totally impossible, so I am at the mercy of the Transit Authority, and I think they have that figured out. I also have to take the Metro wherever I want to go whether it is go to sightsee or to go out to dinner somewhere other than in the immediate area around where I live. I guess this is just another expense that I will have to bear while up here. I know it is probably better for the environment if I take public transportation, but it is certainly not good for my pocketbook.