Directionally Challenged: Intro.

I am directionally challenged. So much so, that if you took me a few blocks away from where I live, in a car, able to see, I wouldn't be able to find my way back. I just don't notice my surroundings. Sometimes I try. Mostly I fail. I start thinking about other things. I love GPSs - they are amazing. My parents almost got me one for Christmas in grade twelve. It was hilarious - I didn't have a car then and I don't have one now, but they still seriously considered it. The best part, it was a car and personal GPS system, so that I could use it while walking. The reason my Mom gave me was that it scared her to think of me walking around lost. It could have happened anywhere. It has happened everywhere. I have 'getting lost in a different country' stories. But, those are to come...