YOU SAID:
there i was, same as ever
INTO JAPANESE
そこに私は、今までと同じでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
There I was the same as ever
INTO JAPANESE
そこで私は、今までと同じでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
So I was the same as ever
INTO JAPANESE
だから私は今までと同じでした
BACK INTO ENGLISH
So I was the same as ever
Well done, yes, well done!