[Nebraska-students] vacation with cane

[Alli L]

Hey guys it's Alli,
I'm going on a road trip with my parents, brother and sister.  I'm going to see my friend in New York while they go on a cruise.  My friend knows that I am blind and is very helpful when I have trouble seeing, as is her family.  My family would like me to take my folding cane instead of a straight cane, because it fits better in small places (ie our van), and I can fold it up when I am with them and feel comfortable in the area I am familiar in.  I am very unfamiliar with the town my friend lives in, and found that it would've been nice to have a straight cane last time I was there (I believe I took the folding cane, but didn't find much use for it, because it didn't give me very useful information).  I know that it is safer for me to travel with a cane, but which one should I take?  The folding so that I can just fold it up when I am with my parents and let them help me or do I go against what my parents and siblings want and take the straight cane?  Any ideas would be helpful!  
Thanks in advance!

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