Thursday, July 31, 2014

Bad Luck

by Celina                                                            

This is my first time in Los Angeles. I took an airplane from Shanghai to hear by myself.  Even though I’ve suffered ten hours sitting on an extremely uncomfortable seat, I was looking forward to my three weeks in UCLA. 

I’ve learnt a lot in these three weeks. Unfortunately, I fell to the ground twice and both my phone and SIM card are broken. Some of us went to Grove on our first weekend here. On our way back to UCLA, I was tripped by something. I used my knees to support my body. But still my left knee was injured and it was bleeding. In the next following 3 days, I could not take a shower like others do. 

Something horrible happened on me on my second week here, my phone was broken. I went to the mobile store, but the technician could not repair it. Therefore, I spent half of my money on buying a new phone. This reminds me of my experience back in London, 2011 when I was only 15. My phone was dead on the first day I arrived in London. I felt helpless and lonely because I was alone in a foreign environment. 

After I bought a new phone, my SIM could not connect to the server. To put it simply, I could only use my new phone as a itouch.  Luckily, it started to work again a day later. 

A week after I fell to the ground, I fell again on the downhill. I was almost late to study hall. So I was running. Unbelievably, my scab from last week cracked.  My wound was almost recovered, but now it became what it looked like in the first place. 

I hope my last week here will be peaceful and safe. Also, I wish I am not going to fall again this Sunday!

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