I got lost in Houston and had a few amazing experiences [View all]

[berniesandersmittens]

For context, I live in a VERY rural area about 10 hours away. I don't get to travel much, but a few friends graciously brought me along on a museum adventure this week.

On Tuesday I had a panic attack at the National Museum Of Science and told my friends I was gonna go for a short walk and call an Uber back to our motel.

I do not put apps on my phone. I got a bit lost a few blocks down and asked a stranger walking by for directions. He said "just look up Google maps".

I told him I didn't have that, so he looked it up on his phone and pointed me in the right direction.

Eventually, the sidewalk ran out at an interstate. I was completely disoriented in a strange city. I looked up Uber and.. you cannot call them directly. You have to have an app.

I walked back to a convenience store and the lady working there is an angel. She used her account to call me a ride. (We are now texting friends and I hope we stay in touch,) She saved me.

Uber driver was so nice and we had a great conversation. I got into the motel lobby and SHIT I had left my phone in his car!

The front desk clerk (who I had made friends with) called my phone and the driver answered it, and brought it back.

YAY!

So many other things happened that I will attempt to share later.

I got back home today and called the motel to tell the front desk how great they were. The lady who answered said "oh, you're the lady that brought me a PB and j!" (I overheard her one day that she was hungry, so I made her a sandwich from our stash in our room)

I got a call back from their boss and he said the front desk crew were going to get a raise!!!

Just wanted to share a little bit of kindness and hope in these dark times. There are a lot of good people in this world. Pass it on and take it in. I know I needed it!