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Don't Panic

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You're in the process of finding your footing while crossing a colonial era cobblestone street in flip flops. You clutch your phone in one hand as you look down at where you're stepping while simultaneously checking to see if that Guatemalan chicken bus is going to acknowledge you or simply keep accelerating with secret hopes of plowing gringo meat into the pavement. They chose the latter, but you don't run out of the way. You simply pick up the pace by walking just a little faster, narrowly avoiding the fume spitting, "Jesus'd out" rickety school bus without even batting an eye.  And why should you? You have to reserve dinner at a restaurant you've never been to because your usual "go-to" options are closed, so you need to check the menu for prices and options before taking your group. It's also important to know step-for-step exactly how to get there because you cannot for one second look like you don't know where you'r