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1. 0:00Hi everyone. My name is Mia,
2. 0:02and today I would like to talk about a time I got lost
3. 0:06in a new city.
4. 0:08It happened last year when I traveled alone
5. 0:11to a city I had never visited before.
6. 0:14I went there for a short weekend trip.
7. 0:18I booked a small hotel near the train station,
8. 0:22so I thought everything would be easy.
9. 0:25On the first morning, I left the hotel after breakfast.
10. 0:29I had a simple plan.
11. 0:32I wanted to visit a small art museum,
12. 0:35walk around the old streets,
13. 0:37and find a nice café for lunch.
14. 0:41The weather was cool, and the streets were busy
15. 0:44but not too crowded.
16. 0:46I felt excited because everything looked new to me.
17. 0:51At first, I used the map on my phone.
18. 0:54I followed the blue line
19. 0:56and walked through a few quiet streets.
20. 1:00I saw some bakeries,
21. 1:02small shops, and people walking their dogs.
22. 1:06After about fifteen minutes,
23. 1:08I reached a large square with a fountain in the middle.
24. 1:13I took a few photos there.
25. 1:16Then I saw a narrow street
26. 1:18with old buildings and colorful windows,
27. 1:21so I decided to walk that way for a while.
28. 1:25That was when the problem started.
29. 1:28I kept walking and looking around,
30. 1:31but I did not pay attention to the map.
31. 1:34After some time,
32. 1:36the streets became smaller and quieter.
33. 1:39Many of them looked almost the same.
34. 1:42I turned left, then right,
35. 1:45then left again.
36. 1:48When I checked my phone,
37. 1:49the map app was lagging.
38. 1:52A few seconds later,
39. 1:53my phone battery showed only eight percent.
40. 1:57I stopped in front of a small bookstore
41. 2:00and tried to find my hotel on the map.
42. 2:03But the signal was weak,
43. 2:05and the blue dot kept moving
44. 2:07in a strange way.
45. 2:09I suddenly felt nervous.
46. 2:12I did not know if I was far from the museum,
47. 2:15far from the hotel, or just going in circles.
48. 2:20I did not want to panic, so I walked into the bookstore.
49. 2:24There was an older woman at the counter.
50. 2:27I smiled and said,
51. 2:29“Excuse me,
52. 2:31I think I am lost.
53. 2:33I am trying to find the art museum.”
54. 2:36My voice sounded a little embarrassed,
55. 2:38but she was very kind.
56. 2:41She took out a paper city map from a drawer
57. 2:44and showed me where we were.
58. 2:47Then she marked the museum with a pen.
59. 2:50She explained the way slowly.
60. 2:53First, I had to walk back to the small bridge.
61. 2:57Then I had to cross the road
62. 2:59and follow the tram line for about ten minutes.
63. 3:03She also told me that the museum was near a park,
64. 3:06so it would be easy to spot.
65. 3:09I thanked her and bought a small postcard from the shop.
66. 3:14It felt like a nice way to remember that moment.
67. 3:17I followed her directions carefully.
68. 3:21This time, I looked at the street signs and buildings,
69. 3:24not only at my phone.
70. 3:27After a while, I saw the park she mentioned.
71. 3:31Then I saw the museum sign near the gate.
72. 3:34I felt so relieved that I almost laughed.
73. 3:38I was late for my original plan,
74. 3:41but the day was not ruined.
75. 3:44I still visited the museum,
76. 3:46had lunch at a small café,
77. 3:48and walked back to the hotel before evening.
78. 3:52I also kept the paper map in my bag
79. 3:55for the rest of the trip.
80. 3:57Since then, when I visit a new place,
81. 4:00I still enjoy walking around,
82. 4:02but I try to notice more things around me.
83. 4:17To lag means to move, work, or respond more slowly than expected.
84. 4:25Mia’s phone was lagging while she was trying to follow the map.
85. 4:37To panic means to suddenly feel very afraid or worried and not know what to do.
86. 4:45Mia started to panic when she realized she could not find her hotel.
87. 4:58If someone is embarrassed, they feel shy, uncomfortable, or ashamed about something.
88. 5:05Mia felt embarrassed when she had to ask a stranger for help.
89. 5:18Directions are instructions that tell someone how to get to a place.
90. 5:24The woman gave Mia clear directions to the train station.
91. 5:37To cross the road means to walk from one side of the road to the other side.
92. 5:43Mia had to cross the road before turning left.
93. 5:54To spot means to see or notice something, often suddenly.
94. 6:01Mia finally spotted her hotel sign near the corner.
95. 6:12To mention means to say something briefly, without giving many details.
96. 6:18The café owner mentioned a shortcut back to the main street.
97. 6:30If someone is relieved, they feel happy and calm because a problem or worry is gone.
98. 6:39Mia felt relieved when she found the train station again.
99. 6:50It happened last year when I traveled alone to a city I had never visited before.
100. 7:14I went there for a short weekend trip.
101. 7:27I booked a small hotel near the train station,
102. 7:40so I thought everything would be easy.
103. 7:50On the first morning, I left the hotel after breakfast.
104. 8:07I had a simple plan.
105. 8:15I wanted to visit a small art museum,
106. 8:27walk around the old streets,
107. 8:36and find a nice café for lunch.
108. 8:47The weather was cool,
109. 8:54and the streets were busy but not too crowded.
110. 9:07I felt excited because everything looked new to me.
111. 9:23At first, I used the map on my phone.
112. 9:35I followed the blue line
113. 9:43and walked through a few quiet streets.
114. 9:56I saw some bakeries,
115. 10:04small shops, and people walking their dogs.
116. 10:20After about fifteen minutes,
117. 10:29I reached a large square with a fountain in the middle.
118. 10:44I took a few photos there.
119. 10:52Then I saw a narrow street with old buildings and colorful windows,
120. 11:14so I decided to walk that way for a while.
121. 11:26That was when the problem started.
122. 11:36I kept walking and looking around,
123. 11:45but I did not pay attention to the map.
124. 11:54After some time, the streets became smaller and quieter.
125. 12:13Many of them looked almost the same.
126. 12:23I turned left, then right, then left again.
127. 12:40When I checked my phone, the map app was lagging.
128. 12:55A few seconds later, my phone battery showed only eight percent.
129. 13:16I stopped in front of a small bookstore
130. 13:26and tried to find my hotel on the map.
131. 13:38But the signal was weak,
132. 13:45and the blue dot kept moving in a strange way.
133. 14:00I suddenly felt nervous.
134. 14:08I did not know if I was far from the museum,
135. 14:21far from the hotel, or just going in circles.
136. 14:37I did not want to panic,
137. 14:44so I walked into the bookstore.
138. 14:53There was an older woman at the counter.
139. 15:02I smiled and said,
140. 15:10“Excuse me, I think I am lost.
141. 15:21I am trying to find the art museum.”
142. 15:31My voice sounded a little embarrassed,
143. 15:41but she was very kind.
144. 15:48She took out a paper city map from a drawer
145. 16:00and showed me where we were.
146. 16:08Then she marked the museum with a pen.
147. 16:19She explained the way slowly.
148. 16:28First, I had to walk back to the small bridge.
149. 16:42Then I had to cross the road
150. 16:52and follow the tram line for about ten minutes.
151. 17:06She also told me that the museum was near a park,
152. 17:19so it would be easy to spot.
153. 17:27I thanked her and bought a small postcard from the shop.
154. 17:43It felt like a nice way to remember that moment.
155. 17:56I followed her directions carefully.
156. 18:06This time, I looked at the street signs and buildings,
157. 18:23not only at my phone.
158. 18:31After a while, I saw the park she mentioned.
159. 18:43Then I saw the museum sign near the gate.
160. 18:56I felt so relieved that I almost laughed.
161. 19:09I was late for my original plan,
162. 19:19but the day was not ruined.
163. 19:27I still visited the museum,
164. 19:35had lunch at a small café,
165. 19:44and walked back to the hotel before evening.
166. 19:56I also kept the paper map in my bag for the rest of the trip.
167. 20:13Since then, when I visit a new place,
168. 20:23I still enjoy walking around,
169. 20:33but I try to notice more things around me.