Um, and during the last summer of the last year, I went to visit China. So, you know, the chinese people are very much, um, devoted to their own language, so they don’t tend to learn English. I really faced a great difficulty while moving over there. Um, I was actually trying to go to my hotel, which was located into a different city, so I had to use the metro, which is under the room, under the, you know, under tunnel. So I was actually lost over there. I was looking for the station. Like, that was a search station. I don’t remember the name quite clearly. Was something supposed to start with an s? Apart from that, um, I was actually looking for that. I asked two foreigners where actually, the chinese people, they tried to help me a lot, but later they actually gave up. And they introduced me to a guy who was a bilingual, and he could speak into three languages, but unfortunately, he didn’t speak my language. And when I asked him in English, he, uh, actually apologize to that. He didn’t quite understand it, but he actually tried to demonstrate me to it. He didn’t speak my language, and I didn’t speak his language, but he was actually very much helpful to me. And after that, he connected my phone to, uh, a free wi fi, which was actually wvering over there. After connected to the. After connecting my phone to that wi fi, I actually opened the translator, and I speak in my own native language, and that actually translated into Chinese. And that guy understand that. And he actually instructed me that I had to go to another ma station to actually catch the train, which I could use to go to my hotel area. And, uh, I felt like if he didn’t go to such extent to connect my phone to the wi Fi, I could have been lost in the way. And I couldn’t find my hotel way back then. And this was actually very much important to me because m, you know, finding a hotel in the middle of a new city is very much difficult. And after having, um, your own bed, you can settle down a lot, and then you can go out for traveling. This was actually very much important to me, and when I think back at that memory, I feel like I was very much scared at the time. This was very much interesting and new to me.
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Last summer, I traveled to China. As you know, many Chinese people are very dedicated to their own language and don't always learn English. This presented a significant challenge for me during my trip. I was trying to reach my hotel, which was located in a different city, so I had to take the metro, which runs underground. I got lost while searching for the station. I can't recall the exact name, but it started with an 'S'. I asked several Chinese people for help, but they eventually gave up. They then introduced me to a man who was bilingual, speaking three languages, but unfortunately, none of them were mine. When I tried to communicate with him in English, he apologized and explained he didn't understand. Despite the language barrier, he was incredibly helpful. He connected my phone to a free Wi-Fi network available in the area. After connecting to the Wi-Fi, I opened a translator app and spoke in my native language. The app translated my words into Chinese, which the man understood. He then instructed me to go to a different metro station to catch the train that would take me to my hotel. I truly believe that if he hadn't gone to such lengths to connect my phone to Wi-Fi, I would have been lost and unable to find my hotel. Finding a hotel in the middle of an unfamiliar city can be incredibly difficult. Once you have your own bed, you can relax and explore. This experience was very important to me, and when I think back on it, I realize how scared I was at the time. It was a very interesting and new experience.
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