Q: How long have you been driving a bus?
A: Since May of 2000, so two and a half years.
Q: What made you decide you wanted to drive?
A: I knew somebody who drove a bus at Virginia Tech, and it looked like fun, so I decided to try.
Q: What's your favorite part of driving a bus?
A: Being in control of a very large vehicle.
Q: Was it hard, learning to drive?
A: Yes and no. The first week I thought there was no way, but then it all comes together.
Q: Is UTS a tight community?
A: Very much so. More than I expected.
Q: What's the weirdest or funniest thing that ever happened to you while you were driving?
A: Once I had somebody doing somersaults in the back of the bus. Once somebody mooned me. And one day I drove four different buses because they all broke down.
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