I understand you reasoning because 'I was' and 'I got' are both past simple. However, 'to be and to get.. with him' have different meanings. Your second sentence is slang.

Today it is the first time I was driving car alone. I was afraid of it for a long time. Need to drive more, but I'm scared.

Today was the first time I was driving a/my car alone. I was afraid of this for a long time. I need to drive more, but I'm scared.

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If you want to use 'how is the teacher like..' the 'like' is colloquial/casual for 'I mean' when specifying exactly what you want to know and needs to be completed to close. For example 'How is the teacher, like, is he fun/strict/lazy/etc..? 'How was the concert, like, was it loud/crowded/etc..? It shifts the question from an open question to a closed question.

Hi Francisco - I have made minimal changes to retain (YOUR) story.  What a fantastic adventure!!

An ocassion when I got lost

Hello, everybody! I need to talk about this for my English class, and I wrote this. Let me know what do you think!

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An occasion when I got lost

It was summer 2011, and I traveled alone to the south of Chile, to visit Torres del Paine, a beautiful national park, located 60 km from the city of Puerto Natales.

The idea was to realize the circuit known as W. The so-called Los Cuernos (the typical photograph of the park) are found at the east of the park, but there are other places of interest, such as the Gray Glacier and the French Mirador, which gives a rear view of the horns. It wais precisely in this last place where my story begins:.

I woke up early that day. It was freezing cold, because it had been raining all night, however, it was only cloudy at the time. It was two hours of hiking to get to the Mirador Francés, so I took a daypack with water and some food and started my trek. I was enjoying the view; the forest and the rivers were very soothing, and I took several photographs.

I worried about following the indications of the road, but due to the rains and wind of the previous day, one of the signs had been hidden (I think probably by some branches that had fallen). From one moment to another, I was suddenly in the middle of the forest, and not knowing where to go!. Instead of feeling desperate, I was firmly convinced that I would find a solution. Fortunately, I already had enough experience to orientate myself and I knew I only had to reach a high area, outside the forest, to find the way. As I ascended, I met a ?lost? Brazilian boy named Eduardo, who spoke Portuguese and Spanish. I told him how I expected to find the way and advised him to follow me. We were walking for 20 minutes walking, until we reached the top and were able to find the route. It was definitely worth it and I felt like the most helpful person in the world! Then we continued our way to the end, and got this breathtaking view. Even the sun came out!

The rest of my trip was relaxed and beautiful and I was well accompanied, arriving the last day at my goal, Los Cuernos of Torres del Paine. It was so incredible!

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Thank you very much!

good idea - what is the number?

‘A lot of’ ca be pronounced like ‘alora’  in some parts of northern England.