Thanks, Perna. The bus driver is definitely something I've been worried about...he'll probably expect me to know how everything works. (I've also had experiences with the man who you buy tickets from at the train station being grouchy if you didn't give exact change, had to ask him to repeat the price because you couldn't hear the first time, that sort of thing. He only seems to do that if there isn't an adult with you. )

Yikes, that does sound scary! Still, at least it cured you of your fear of buses/traveling.

Those are good ideas, thanks. I don't have an airport anywhere near me and my friends and sister are both used to using buses (my friends don't have a train station anywhere near them so they have to take buses a lot of places), but I could do a practice run, certainly!