Thursday, January 20, 2011
why I got my new phone
I was emailing a friend last night telling her about things here when it occured to me that I didn't write about my "adventure" when I lost my phone! At least I don't think I did; I checked but apologize if I did already and just didn't see it. THAT was an adventure!! It all started because I was having some eye issues and the corps wanted me to see a Dr. I took the bus and had about 2-3 hrs before my appointment to find the hospital and walk around and chill. LITTLE DID I KNOW!! It was colder and snowing with snow on the ground, I'm going to say 4-5 inches. I had gone over directions and everything with my counterpart the evening before and felt pretty confident. So I got off the bus where I normally do and started the trek to the hospital; I'd relax after I found it. I had walked for maybe 20-30 minutes when I realized I didn't have my phone! Now it took me awhile to get a cell phone in the states because I figure if someone needed something it could wait till evening and they could call my landline. Well here things are a little different. Our phones are basically our lives! In the states I know where people live and can jump in the car and go see them. Not the case here!! At this point I started wondering where it could be and if I lost it or someone took it. Since I had been walking basically by myself the whole time I figured I dropped it. This is where I surprised myself a little...I didn't freak out too much and remained somewhat calm, which is unlike me in those kind of situations. backtracked and tried to find my phone with no luck. What I needed to do was call my counterpart and let her know what was going on but the one thing I needed to solve my problem was lost. Long story a ittle shorter I borrowed the Dr's phone (I figured I should get there since I couldn't call and cancel:) )and called the corps and asked them what to do. I ended up going to a phone compay store and explained the situation to them. Once again I'm glad I encountered someone who spoke English because doing all this in B wouldn't have gone well! I encountered a little problem getting my phone # blocked (believe it or not I had trouble explaining that I did not know anyone in that town and the few people I did know I had #'s for IN MY PHONE!! I think I should be a little flattered that he didn't believe I was that much of a stranger!) Then, after I made some calls and felt a little better about things I had the problem of either waiting there and getting a new phone or missing my bus and having to wait 3 hrs for the next on to my town. ith the help on my counterpart I opted to catch my bus and get to a familiar place. So after walking a long ways to catch my bus the only reason I caught it was because everything was behind because of the snow! I just thought of this. Once again delays come to my rescue! When I got home I was so incredibly glad to be where I knew people and things were familiar!!! Once again something kinda bad can make the best memories. Not fun while it was happening but it is a memory I'll never forget!! Love and hugs and being pateint.
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