Getting There,

Finally, I've gone and done it!

I am legally blind, with enough vision to see a fair amount of detail, but not enough to drive, read road signs, or even reliably tell if there's a person or a post box on the corner of the street a block away. Walking in unknown areas, crossing streets in heavy traffic, and sorting out transportation to other towns and states, has made life challenging, interesting, entertaining and down right frightening at times.

Whether I've stepped out into a cross walk, driven the family jeep, gotten a ride with a stranger, or crossed the Dan Ryan Expressway at rush hour in a moving van, my experiences of getting from one place to another have often had their unique twists. Many's the time I've walked through my door at the end of a trip and thought "I shold write this down."

And so, I have.

What follows is a series of short stories about the complications, interractions, amusements and learning experiences of getting there.

Wanna come along?