A Memorable Trip

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Everything changed as soon as I arrived at the airport. It was the afternoon in the January 10th afternoon when I had my ticket to JFK airport to study English at Tarrytown University. My flight had one stop first in Lima, and after that would be non-stop to NYC. I would suppose to arrive in NYC at 10:00 am. Then, I arrived at Ezeiza airport with my parents who went there to say to me goodbye. Although I had done web check-in, my flight changed completely. My first flight abroad would be totally different from what I had dreamt, but I believed that everything was going to be all right. When I went to the check-in counter, they told me that my flight was going to be with another company and on a different route. My trip was delayed four hours in Ezeiza. Then it would stop in Miami for two hours, and after that it would finally arrive in New York. After four hours, I boarded the plane, and I was afraid to say any word because I could not understand what the crew was saying since they spoke in English; the purpose of my trip was to learn English. I did not mind too much, and I asked them for water because I was thirsty. After a while, I began to think about the transfer that I had already paid to pick me up at 10:00 am from JFK. My first stop would be supposedly for two hours, but the problem was I did not have way to contact the university to tell them I was delayed. I did not think too much because I was already flying, and I fell asleep. After I arrived in Miami I had to pass Immigration, and that made me so nervous. It was weird because the officer spoke to me in English and I understood almost everything. When I passed Immigration I went to the check-in counter to ask how long it would be the wait, and they told me that it would be around six hours. What should I do there? I was alone in Miami and I did not speak English at all. I was completely upset and
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