A Marshutney Ride

Riding the "around town" marshutney in Yerevan reminds me of the movie "Being John Malkovich." The marshutney is a van with 11-12 seats, including the driver's. But there are usually more than 20 people and their shopping bags stuffed in. The 10-12 who are standing must bend over. So we all stand there, staring at our feet, trying to get a glimpse out the window to see where we are at the moment and hanging on to whatever small thing we can find: a window edge, the back of a seat, another person's sleeve. Anything to keep us from falling into each other as we zoom around the corners.