I Almost Got Hit By a Car!!!

Mongolian drivers and pedestrians should never be within ten miles of each other. Unfortunately, John and I have the good fortune of getting well within that distance every day. We've had some close calls and all that, but nothing came as close as it did today. John and I were walking home from the Dean's apartment this evening. It was about 8:30 and already dark. There is a decent sized parking lot outside of their apartment that is fenced in. There is only one gate that both pedestrians and cars go in and out of. We were just a few feet outside of the gate. John was walking on the sidewalk and,for lack of room, I was walking along side very close to the curb. I was fiddling with something when I saw light moving along the ground straight toward me. I looked up and found myself staring down a pair of headlights (attached to a car). By the time I actually fully looked up, he was literally less than two feet from my knees. I jumped back and just barely evaided getting my knee caps lodged into the back of my leg. That guy had no intention of stopping whatsoever. And on top of that, he had at least five feet to his right to move around me. But no. He apparently wanted to hit me. God protected me though and now I have another good story.