Moving temporarily from W-coast (Skandinavia) to E-coast of U.S. offset my internal gyroscope. I intuitively know where the Atlantic ocean is. Trouble was - the Atlantic ocean was now EAST of me, not west.
Even after 4 months I found myself repeating that "I'm going inland (away from the Atlantic), that's to the east" kind of mistake. Kind of annoying. Everything I entered an east/westbound highway in that part of the U.S. I need to double check that I'm not going in the opposite direction.
It doesn't get much better. I've been off the west coast for years and still do that. Usually with freeway directions - probably out of habit I want to jump on east-bound freeways (out in Cali, you run out of road pretty quick if you head westbound)
I've also had the disorientation thing. I currently live in VA, near a very large Navy facility. When I first moved here I was all sorts of screwed up in my internal compass (which was GREAT in numerous states). Eventually it's gotten better, but I think it may be a large amount of steel in the area - wonder if humans have that little compass-like organ that migrating birds have?
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