Hi Veronica (that was my mom’s middle name). No, you aren’t stupid. I do the same thing and I have tested out at an above average IQ. I’m also lost if someone tells me to “just go east”

(or south, north or west). It always just made sense to me to turn the map as I turn. Could have something to do with spatial awareness maybe? I have a pretty good sense of direction, but I still thank the people at Mapquest.

It’s probably a spaciel (like things in space, I don’t mean “special) perception problem. I was awful at maps as a child and young adult but now I’m very good at them. It’s a skill that can be developed. One thing that helps that knowing the sun rises in the east and sets in the west (moon is opposite) and most major streets run north-south or east-west, you can almost always figure out what direction you’re headed in.

Who says it’s a problem? It’s just how you do it. Everyone is different in how they visualize things. You are probably a concrete thinker and need to see it the way it is to really “get” it, and there’s nothing dumb about that.

And guess what? When the Army teaches map reading, they teach you as a first step to do “orientation”, to point the map or compass to the correct direction, to help you get your bearings.

“Happy trails!”

Directional challenged. Don’t feel bad, lots of people have a problem reading maps. Thank goodness for GPS!

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The blue on the map is land.

purchase a GPS

they can be purchased

on-line, best buy, wal-mart etc.

so simple so easy

and no more reading maps

avg. price $300

Get a garmin or tom tom. It warns you ahead of time of turns and such.

just use mapquest or a navigation system, itll do you wonders.

get a GPS