A few years ago I was out for a walk when a car pulled up beside me. I was certain the driver's next words would be: where is the gas station? funeral home? arena? Living in a small town right off a highway means people end up here looking for staples. Even if they've come to town intentinally, some landmarks are not easily found. A river runs through the town and so the streets are not a grid and some streets start on one side of the river and continue on the other. It's not uncommon to give directions to any of these places and I was ready and willing to happily direct them. However, on this day, the driver instead said to me: are you Josilin's mom? Panic sank in. What emergency was going on at my home that this random stranger had been sent out to find me?
