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A JOURNEY

BACK HOME

: VERIN BUDSABUN
When you hear the word “journey”, you Harry took us to the bus stop and we called Llangollen which was at the end scary having no clue where I was, but
probably think of a long and dangerous went to the college. We were really of the bus route. It was a beautiful town I felt great to see many beautiful places.
trip, don’t you? However, for me, a excited and didn’t realize that an with bridges, trains and houses that It also taught me not to be afraid to ask
journey can be short and it might not unexpected thing was going to happen. made the town look so classic. We people for directions and remember the
be that dangerous. A small journey When Pare and I finished studying, decided to talk to the bus driver and ask surroundings of the place where I lived.
could give you a great experience that we began our way back home. We got him to take us back to Trevor. After that day, I could remember where
you’ve never expected. My journey back on a bus and stayed on it for about half Finally, we arrived in Trevor safely. I had to get off the bus and I’ve never
home last summer, too, was one of my an hour. Then, we arrived in Trevor and The driver dropped us at the exact same got lost in Wales again.
great experiences. got off there. However, we looked spot where we had got off at first. We
During that summer, I went on a around ourselves thinking that the asked an old man at the bus stop how
summer course in Wales for five weeks. surroundings weren’t familiar, so we to get to Charles Avenue and followed
I got a roommate named Pare and we assumed that it was the wrong place. the directions he told us. After a few
had to stay together with a host family. Pare and I got on the bus again and minutes, Pare and I reached the house.
Our first host family was only available went further away. We passed many We told our story to Louise and Harry
for the first week, so we had to move houses but later, they were all gone. and they both laughed. Then, they
to a new house. My new host family Large fields with no people on the side cooked a great meal for us. I felt happy
consisted of Louise, Harry, and their of the road came to our sights instead. being back home but I was also very
daughters, Emily-Jane and Olivia. We At that time, I was very sure that we tired from the long ride too. Therefore,
lived in Trevor, a town which was quite had got lost. It was getting late and we I went to bed early for a good sleep.
far from our college, so we had to take were quite nervous. Pare and I started This experience was great and
a bus there. On the very first morning, to feel better when we arrived at a town scary at the same time. It was a little