Lost my phone in a strange country

  I decided to join the International Student Association and got admitted.

 Today, I am participating in preparing food for a BBQ event on Friday. This is not my first time to cook food. Although I'm no stranger to the kitchen—thanks to my time with the Vietnamese Student Association—today's experience was different. A friendly girl ended up helping me with almost everything, which was nice, but I still felt a bit out of place.

 I am not a talkative. I always stay in a group with at least one student who is talkative and answer their question so people will think I am talkative. Unlucky, today, no talkative students. Maybe because we have to talk in our second language, we keep silent and do our tasks.

 Things changed when someone accidentally took my phone. I almost cried because of my complacency.

 Although I am a person who always cares about my stuff and always takes my phone in my hand, I lost that habit when I went to Taiwan. Camera everywhere, and no one will take your stuff.

 Because I lost my phone, everyone started to talk. They help me find my phone. This is the first time I have used Apple Find my phone, and I find it so convenient. It can track the real-time of my phone (luckily, I turn on 4g). So I knew exactly where my phone was.

 I didn't believe in it first. We found the dorm manager and asked him to check the camera. I was heartbroken when I saw the person taking my phone on CTV. He was also a student, so I could easily find him. Because of the most brilliant brain of my club president, we found him after 1 minute in the basement.

 Despite the stressful situation, I ended the day feeling I had gained a valuable new experience and made more friends. This is the first time I talk with a stranger at the first time we meet. This may be my chance to connect with others in unexpected ways.

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