E【第四次英语角小故事分享】陈晨 偶尔回忆也是一件非常美好的事情

【初稿】：陈晨

【指导老师】： 李子玲 

【主题】我在巴西一次有趣的经历

A few years ago, my colleagues and I went to Brazil with a tour agent for attending a conference. There were six members from different parts of China in the group. Our flights departed from Beijing, transferred in Dubai then finally Brazil. Once cleared Brazil Custom, we went get our luggage. The bags all came out except my colleague’s. We waited and waited but her luggage never showed up. Finally, we asked for help from the Baggage Declaration Counter. The counter clerk told us that her luggage was left behind in Dubai and will fly in on the next day’s flight. So, we left our hotel information with the clerk’s guarantee that he will deliver the luggage the next day. My colleague did get her luggage the day after and that was the first surprise we got on this trip. 

The second day in Brazil started with lots of preparation for the conference. It went all nicely until our tour guide lost her bag with 2000USD and her passport! All of us were shocked. It was the tour guide’s first trip abroad and she didn’t know what to do but cry. We looked everywhere for her bag and unfortunately gained nothing. In the end, we took her to the Chinese Embassy for a temporary passport for getting back to China. This was the second surprise on our trip.

You might think we had enough trouble on this trip but wait for it. On the last day, we were tired from working and we were ready to go home. After checked in the flight, we went to the gate in the airport. The gate wasn’t open yet for another hour and half, so each one of us found chairs to rest. You’d think 90 minutes is not long, but we slept right through. The airport broadcast announced several times, not one person woke up to that except the tour guide girl. Now, the problem is she didn’t speak any English so the announcement meant nothing to her. Finally when some airport staff came to check boarding passes, we realized it was very close for us to miss the flight!

Finally, after all the surprises, we landed in Beijing safely. It was not a bad trip, was it? We all made it regardless the ups and downs. No harm no foul.