Translation of iluminar

Clara agreed about a month ago to give me her acquaintances' contact details from NYU and Columbia. I have just spoken to her now and she told me that you could help me and send me those files.
I bought a bottle of water and took a pause to regain my energy. Not long after that I descended again and looked for a cafe place near the central square. To my surprise I found a very modern place.
We left at Kowloon, where we were looking for our place at night. It was difficult to find the address of the accommodation so we took a cab. We finally got to the YMCA, which cost around 200 dollars.