I'm a horse.

Any time you travel or move to a new city there is always a period of time to get your bearings and figure out the lay of the land. I feel like for me, in a foreign city, that period of time has been slightly ridiculous. I seem to have inherited my mother's sense of direction... I'll think I'm doing fine when I'm walking the streets but as soon as I enter a building it's as though I've entered a marry-go-round. I have no idea where I've come out. I would walk for miles in the wrong direction if I was left unattended. For almost a week I was forced to wait for somebody else in order to travel anywhere and that was quite a pain; I like a little independence.

My solution?

Think like a horse. In chess the horse can only move in an "L". That's what I do, only two streets at a time. Yesterday I gave it a try and I'm happy to say it was a success. I'll L my way around the city all year if that's what it takes.
Free at last!