I was in Maui recently with my family, and on the way back to OGG for our return flight, we hailed a cab because we couldn't all fit in our rental car. I've been in quite a few Maui cabs, and it's normal for the drivers to be friendly, and overly talkative- but this guy was different. The following is all true:

In the car with me was my sister, and my mother. As we casually chatted with the cabbie, he started taking guesses about our lives. He first guessed where we lived (or near it) so we thought "that's not hard. Easterners are pretty common". Then he kept going.

Next he started guessing what we did. He guessed our respective ages exactly, and the ages of the family members he had never met. He guessed my sister's profession down to that she worked at a magazine, and he guessed my passion, which I write a daily blog on. He guessed my sister's aspirations, and that my other sister was in finance. It was downright creepy. All along the way during the 30 minute ride, he peppered details about himself, his culinary career (ironic because my sister worked at a food mag), his travels around the globe and such.

It was strange. When I got into that cab at 9:30 at night, I had no intentions but to sleep enough that I'd be awake for the airport. I couldn't close my eyes because he kept guessing things spot-on. We finally got out of the cab once we got to the airport, and all I could manage to say was "That was strange".

It was a really unique experience, and I must admit I had fun, but it made me wonder about realms I usually don't explore.

Have you ever had a similar experience?^