Hey Everyone,
I was thinking about creating a thread where people share stories about their travels or lessons they learned on the way.
Although my story might not be that interesting, maybe someone else can learn from my mistakes.
A couple years ago while on a study abroad in Sevilla, I was in a city near Gibraltar called La Linea. I was staying in a hostel with my American friends. I was too tired to go out that night, so I slept while my friends went out. Around 1:30 AM I heard a scratching at the door. I assumed it was just my roommates getting back, so I went back to sleep. A few minutes later, I heard some more scratching and some whispering that I didn't understand. Still very sleepy and not thinking clearly, I assumed it was my roommates again. The third time I woke up, I saw two people sitting on the window in my room, looking in at me with a flashlight. Fortunately, they ran off and nothing happened. We had our passports, cameras, money, etc. in the room, so it was lucky that they weren't stolen.
In retrospect, I should have noticed that although we were on the second floor, the window could be easily accessed from outside of the room by climbing across a railing, and that it did not lock securely. I could have tied it shut with a shoelace (for some reason, I happened to find one in a drawer in that room...)
I look forward to reading your comments and stories,
Joe
Traduciendo al español lo que puedo:
Pienso de hacer un blog de historias de viajar y lecciones que hemos aprendido.
Aunque mi historia no sea tan interesante, tal vez alguien pueda aprender de mis errores.
Cuando estaba estudiando en Sevilla, fui a La Linea, una ciudad cerca a Gibraltar por una fin de semana con mis amigos americanos. Dormimos en un hostel. Yo estaba tan consado que no queria salir con mis amigos, y en lugar de salir yo dormí. Aldrededor de las 1:30 por la madrugada, escuché un sonido de rascar en la puerta. Pensaba que fueron mis amigos, y por eso me pusé a dormir de nuevo. Despues de unos minutos lo escuché de nuevo, y tambien escuché personas hablando de voz bajo. Todavia muy cansado y no pensando bien, me pusé otra vez a dormir. La tercera vez que me despertaron, habian dos personas sentadas en la ventana, mirandome con una luz. Me levanté y ellos salieron. Teniamos mucha suerte, porque nuestras cosas importantes, como pasaportes, dinero, estaban en este cuarto.
Despues me di cuenta que aunque estabamos en el segundo piso, se puede acesar facilmente la ventana desde afuera, y que la ventana no cierre bien. Tal vez yo pudiera fijar la ventana con algo.
Me encantaria leer tus historias y comentarios,
Joe