Describe a time you used your cellphone/ smartphone to do something important.

(Answer the topic and paraphrase it) I’m going to talk about the time I used my phone to find the
way
. (When it happened) If I’m not mistaken, it took place about half a year ago. (What happened) At that time, my cousin and I were travelling to Dalat, and we both were eager to hunt clouds over the top of a mountain where Chùa Linh Quy Pháp Ấn is located. It is rumoured that the pagoda is a holy, sacred place. And 700m
further
on foot, visitors will have supernatural power when they reach the sky gate and feel the clouds by themselves. My relative was so curious that she persuaded me to join the trip. . We followed the shortest
way
there. And just before we were about to head to the destination, I realized that we were going to a forest. We got lost and started to be petrified when the path got narrower and narrower. The grass in the surroundings was as high as the car. There were no residents nearby to ask the
way
. (How important the cellphone/smartphone was) Luckily enough, my smartphone can access 4G and I used an app called Google maps. Of course, we had to return and follow the
last
route to get out of the forest. I advised my cousin to follow the main road to Dalat city but my cousin keep insisting on hunting clouds. I had to use my phone once more to find another
way
. It had a double distance, and thanks to Google maps we can know in advance the T-junctions or dangerous pends to avoid accidents. We
also
knew exactly how long we had to travel. (And explain how you felt about the experience) Needless to say, we were over the moon when we got there.
This
experience did teach us a lesson that we should have a more careful route when it comes to exploring a new place.
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