So I would like to tell you about a situation that occurred to me a couple of years ago when I was 17 and to be more precise I had just turned 17 then. So it was summer 2023 when I had to fly to Kazakhstan in order to take my IELTS and ACT exams for further applying to American universities. So I could not find my way to the hotel and eventually I was just standing in the city center with no idea where to go in order to get to my hotel. And of course I felt very stressed and I could not reduce my anxiety, but I decided to act and ask locals to help me find direction. Unfortunately, some local people could not help me as they could not understand where my hotel was located, but one kind and helpful lady used her phone and online maps in order to assist me in it. And it’s worth mentioning that I did not have any internet connection and I could not rely on my phone. So luckily she had helped me to find my way to the hotel and I finally calmed down. And of course I was very grateful for that help as after that it took me about 5-10 minutes to get to my hotel.
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So I would like to tell you about a situation that occurred to me a couple of years ago when I was 17, and to be more precise, I had just turned 17 then. It was summer 2023 when I had to fly to Kazakhstan to take my IELTS and ACT exams for applying to American universities. I could not find my way to the hotel, and eventually, I was just standing in the city center with no idea where to go to get to my hotel. Of course, I felt very stressed, and I could not reduce my anxiety, but I decided to act and ask locals to help me find directions. Unfortunately, some local people could not help me as they did not understand where my hotel was located, but one kind and helpful lady used her phone and online maps to assist me. It's worth mentioning that I did not have any internet connection, so I could not rely on my phone. Luckily, she helped me find my way to the hotel, and I finally calmed down. I was very grateful for that help, as after that, it took me about 5 to 10 minutes to get to my hotel.
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