The students

This is Karina's story, it turns out that she was living in Korea when she had problems with her
visa and because of that she had to return to her country, within all that journey she did not
remember that it was a holiday and no bank was open To change money and did not carry a
card, in desperation she met a couple of French students who helped her get yen and in the
process formed a very good bond of friendship with them, they walked around the city and also
one night together.

f In pairs, tell your story. Tell your partner:

1. WHERE IT HAPPENED
The anecdote happened in South Korea
2. WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM
The problem was that Karina did not remember that that day was a holiday because she was in a
hurry and needed to change money, the banks did not open and she needed to go to Fukuoka.
3. WHAT THE STRANGERS DID TO HELP
The students took her around the city for a walk to find a place where Karina could exchange
money, then they spent a night together and established a very good bond of friendship

g Which of the three stories do you think was

a) the most surprising
b) the most moving? Why?

h Have you ever helped a stranger or been helped by a stranger? What happened?
Yes, I was helped by a stranger.
Last year I was on a trip with my family to Arequipa, we went in our own car and before leaving
we had not noticed that we did not have a spare tire, which is too important and much more being
a long trip. When we were halfway there it was heard and felt that the tire had blown and the bad
thing is that it was very night and we were in a town that we did not know and everything was
closed, we decided to sleep that night in the car, then I went out with my dogs to take them to
relieve themselves and it turns out that there was a man going to open his tire shop because it
seemed that he had forgotten something, he explained the situation and agreed to help us, we
changed the tire and blew air into the rest of the tires to resist the trip, Step we bought a spare
one, we thanked him for assisting us when it was already after midnight, we paid him for his
services and we continued with the trip.
I don't quite remember the name of the town but it was cozy and seemed safe.