Micro Moments Story
After spending nearly every waking minute in her own home town of Melbourne, Carmen and her family finally decided to explore somewhere overseas. Somewhere exotic. Somewhere different. Vietnam and Malaysia. Not only was she looking forward to the rich culture and traditions, but also the school life and the living conditions.
At last, the plane boarded its final passengers. Carmen and her family rushed to their seats in excitement, preparing for the long flight overseas. But what adventures lay ahead? The thought of it made her tingle with excitement.
However, when she arrived, not everything had looked the way she described. She felt different, and it was not just a foreign place, it was a completely new world. A multitude of thoughts rushed upon her at an attempt to arrive at some conclusion. She suddenly felt homesick as a gust of hot wind brushed upon her cheeks.
Under the grey foggy clouds, cars beeped at …show more content…
The climate was extremely humid and there was no way of falling asleep, but she knew a long day lay ahead of her. The boat trip. Perhaps that would be fun.
On the following day as their family slowly rowed across the calm water, Carmen's thoughts just revolved around the barely thriving villagers who lived in shacks along the water front. She felt sorry for the people. The village was on water. Houses, shops, and even schools! The water was very dirty and the people who lived in the village bathed in the murky liquid. Carmen's mum feared that they drank the water so she volunteered to give a family a bottle of clean drinking water.
Every family owned a boat and this was their only way of travelling within the village. She entered a school and watched as the children learnt, eagerly listening to their teacher, who inconveniently wrote on a blackboard. The class was crammed with children at small wooden desks. Carmen shivered at the idea. Did they really enjoy living this
After spending nearly every waking minute in her own home town of Melbourne, Carmen and her family finally decided to explore somewhere overseas. Somewhere exotic. Somewhere different. Vietnam and Malaysia. Not only was she looking forward to the rich culture and traditions, but also the school life and the living conditions.
At last, the plane boarded its final passengers. Carmen and her family rushed to their seats in excitement, preparing for the long flight overseas. But what adventures lay ahead? The thought of it made her tingle with excitement.
However, when she arrived, not everything had looked the way she described. She felt different, and it was not just a foreign place, it was a completely new world. A multitude of thoughts rushed upon her at an attempt to arrive at some conclusion. She suddenly felt homesick as a gust of hot wind brushed upon her cheeks.
Under the grey foggy clouds, cars beeped at …show more content…
The climate was extremely humid and there was no way of falling asleep, but she knew a long day lay ahead of her. The boat trip. Perhaps that would be fun.
On the following day as their family slowly rowed across the calm water, Carmen's thoughts just revolved around the barely thriving villagers who lived in shacks along the water front. She felt sorry for the people. The village was on water. Houses, shops, and even schools! The water was very dirty and the people who lived in the village bathed in the murky liquid. Carmen's mum feared that they drank the water so she volunteered to give a family a bottle of clean drinking water.
Every family owned a boat and this was their only way of travelling within the village. She entered a school and watched as the children learnt, eagerly listening to their teacher, who inconveniently wrote on a blackboard. The class was crammed with children at small wooden desks. Carmen shivered at the idea. Did they really enjoy living this