For the first: We were late, and still waiting for the bus when we were supposed to be there.
For the second: It was our first time going to church alone and taking public transport by ourselves.
For the third: We did not know when the bus was coming, because there is no scheduled buses here.
For the fourth: We were not sure if we had enough money on our bus-cards, and we had no place nearby to recharge them.
For the fifth: There were three different buses to choose between. We could only remember for sure the number of the first two.
For the sixth: Therefore, we were a little bit stressed when the bus that arrived first, was the one we thought (read: hoped) was the third option. So, knowing we were late, we jumped in.
For the seventh: Both of us have a bad sense of direction, and we were not sure exactly where to get off.
For the eighth: Suddenly, we recognized where we were, but we signaled too late. The bus crossed a big brigde over a highway before we could get off. Finally, the bus stopped and we managed (thanks to Mari´s sense of direction that kicked in) to make our way back to church.
We came 40 minutes late, but still in time for the speech, so it was no problem! Today we managed to make our way to church all alone both back and forth, and we are happy that we got to know and understand the system of public transport better through this challenge.
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| This was three weeks ago, when we actually came one hour early. After the service, we were served food from Peru! |
