Find a partner to take you on a blind walk for at least 20 to 30 minutes.

Find a partner to take you on a blind walk for at least 20 to 30 minutes. Have the partner blindfold you and guide you on a walk filled with varied sensory experiences—up a hill, over a gravel driveway, across a dirt field full of potholes, past a bakery, through the school cafeteria, next to a rough wall, past an open freezer door, through a quiet library or the noisy student union, and so on—and see if you can tell where you are at any one time. Remind your partner not to give any hints as to what to expect so that it can be a truly sightless experience for you.

What happened when you were without your sense of sight? Did you find that you navigated better and could more easily determine where you were at the end of your walk—did you adapt? Did you compensate at all for your lack of sight—did you substitute another sense for your sense of sight? In what ways? Why did this occur?