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I'm thinking about investing in a compass. Nothing fancy...just something that tells me which way is north, west, south, east and the little bits in between. One of the first things I learned about the people in Bakersfield when I moved here was about their impeccable sense of direction. It's like they can be blindfolded, knocked over the head, turned upside down, spun around three or four times...and still be able to tell you which direction they're facing. Every time I ask for directions (to an assignment, to the nearest grocery store, etc.), someone inevitably tells me to go north on some street or east toward another. When I give them a look of helplessness, they instantly know I'm not from around here. I'm from a place where people tell you to go left or right, sometimes straight or take a u-turn. And that's fine. It's different here, and I like it. I knew this summer at the paper would be a learning experience. I just didn't expect it to be a lesson in geography. In...
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