Cardozo often has visitors from foreign countries teaching here and generally giving a civilized air to the place.  Today one of them came into my office with a look of panic on his face.

"I thought that someone else was going to be traveling with me tomorrow to [name of city] from New York, but he can't go, and so I have to get there by myself.  And then I have to pick up a key at the law school there and find the place where I'm staying."

Should he take the bus, take a train, take a plane; how was he going to find the law school; how was he going to find the place... all of this was terrifying to this person.

I go to [name of city] a lot, and so I had lots of advice.  Definitely take the train.  The subway leaves right from the train station.  Take the subway in the direction of [name of place].  Get off and walk this direction and then that direction, and you'll be at the law school.  Then I printed out a bunch of things.  Here's a train schedule.  Here's the subway map.  Here's the map of the law school.  Here are walking directions from the law school to the apartment.

It felt great to be helping the Cardozo visitor.  I've often been in foreign cities where all of this getting around seems so mysterious and I completely understood the feeling of panic.

He asked me if anyone had helped me this way when I was traveling.  I said that the internet was good at helping in these situations.  Lots of maps and directions.  Very empowering.