Be Helped and Help

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1、BeHelpedandHelp　　Whenyouareinanewplaceandnewsituation，youmightexpectyourselftodoeverythingwrong.Youmightgetthewrongdirection，youmightfindthewrongstand，andyoufindithardtoexpressyourself.　　Thisisthemindset①IwasinwhenIsetupformyspringbreak②travel.Thisjourneyisprettycomp

2、licatedforme：IwillleaveIthaca，NewYorkat4：00ambyShortlinebusandarriveinRidgewood，NewJersey，tomeetmyexternship③sponsor④.Afterourmeeting，IwillleaveRidgewoodandfindawaytogotoNewark，NewJersey，totaketheAmtraktraintogotoRichmond，Virginia.Oneperson，twobags，threestates，fourme

3、ansoftransportation.IwasexpectedtoarriveatVirginiaat9：30pm.Iwasnervous―Ihadneverhadtravelslikethis，notevenbackinChina.　　Therefore，Iaskedforhelp，andexpectedmyselftobehelped.Iwasalwaysboundtofindsomeoneinuniformfirst.Iaskedallsortsofquestionsthatmightevensounddumb.Befo

4、reIgotontothetransportation，Iwouldtalkwithafellowpassenger（whodefinitelyshouldlookdecent⑤），justtomakesurethatIwasnot3goingtothewrongdirection.　　Itworked.Attheendoftheday，IarrivedinRichmond，Virginia，safeandsound.Althoughtired，Ienjoyedthesmoothandinterestingtrip.Icansa

5、ythatI’vegotaprettygoodideaaboutAmericantransportation，whichmighthelpmesurvivefuturetravels.Oneofthethingsthatamazedmethemost，however，isthat，onthejourney，I，too，wasaskedforhelpandwasabletohelpothers.　　Therewasonesuited？鄄up⑥Asianboywholookslikeacollegestudent；awomanwho

6、seemstocomefromsomewhereinSouthAsia，dressedinsomecolorfultraditionalclothes；twoChinesetouristswhocouldnotspeakEnglishatall；ablondegirlwithsomeGermanaccent；andanAmericanboywhowasprobablyabusinessstudentincollegeorgraduateschool.Theyaskeddifferentquestionslikewheretota

7、kethetrain，howtoconnecttotheInternet，andsoon.Mostofthetime，Icouldactuallygivethemdirections.Thisgavemeagreatfeelingofsatisfaction―eventhoughIwashavingamessyandcomplicatedjourney，Icould，occasionally，giveotherssupport.Eveninacompletelynewplace，facingcompletelynewsituat

8、ions，Iamstillprettystrong.　　NexttimewhenItravel，Iwillnotbeasfrightenedandnervous.Iwillstillaskforhelp―probablymorethanenough.At3the