AnwenCelia

I`m with you there!

Yeah, it is not as well known here in Japan...but that could change!

Ah, that`s such an encouragement! Thank you!

I had to laugh at your innocent comment, because the ones that `I`have found were with sending multiple emails back and forth asking for clarification on different points from the CO. One guy realized that I was having trouble, and on my third trip to his cache, he sent me a photo showing exactly where it was hidden. I just felt bad asking for advice and hints every time, which is why I posted on this forum. But the guy who sent the picture did so after I had searched by myself for at least five hours or so, and he sent the photo on the third trip. I just don`t want to annoy people with asking too many questions about their cache. But, if I really want to find these caches, I have to either bring help or keep asking questions. Anyway, thank you. You were helpful!

Ah, when I remember that, it helps to put it in perspective! Thank you!

Thank you for the welcome! I live in Yokohama, Japan. Meeting local geocachers could definitely be a great way to network. I keep hoping that while I am out someone will stop and ask if I am geocaching. '-'

Thank you for this comment. I guess I was afraid that if I asked for help too much, COs would think I was just being lazy. But your response made me feel better! Thank you!

Hi, I have been geocatching for about a year on and off, but I am extremely bad at it. And that`s okay, but I wanted to know if anybody could give any hints for my situation? It would be appreciated. I have a severe neurological problem with visual perception. For example, I can`t drive, use escalators, mix up faces of people I know, get lost in my own town, etc. Grocery shopping is a real struggle because I have a hard time remembering where things are I always buy in the store. I have never been able to do puzzles or those `guess what`s missing` games. I say all that to say that geocatching is extremely hard for me. I had neurological testing done, and my visual discrimination/ memory/ skills were in the lowest percentile on the scale used. I have a helper who goes out with me up to nine hours a month to run errands. I can do shopping alone, but it takes a very long time to process what I am seeing. She has taken me geocatching several times, and those are the times that I have found a cache. We always pick the bigger ones that are rated as 1. She has gotten into the game and reads all of the comments with me and then we go searching together. But she can`t go with me very often, and I would like to do geocatching myself sometimes. The thing is, I can look for several hours on multiple trips for an easy (level one) catch, and then still not be able to `see`it. What I am wondering is, after I have made a reasonable effort looking for a cache, (a couple hours, multiple trips), is it ethical to ask the person who hid it for more information? I don`t want to cheat at the game, but I never can find one searching alone... Any advice would be appreciated! Thank you!

はじめまして、AnwenCeliaです。最近、ジオキャチングを始めましたが、すごく下手でーす。　女性ですが、ジオキャチングをしている人はほとんど男性でしょうか。出来れば、先輩の女性の方とやりかたを学びたいですが、何か、イベントなどがありますか。女性同士のジオキャチング先輩、どうやって見つけるでしょうか。何かご提案があれば、よろしくお願いいたします！