code:

namespace Day3_House_In_Vacuum
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            string inputstring = String.input;
            int length = inputstring.Length;
            int[ , , ] map = new int[length*2, length*2, 1];//'cause negative indexes don't work and memory is cheap.
           
            map[0, 0, 0] = 1; //since we've been here already.        
            int counter = 1; //for first move.
            int character = 0; //for counting characters in the string
           
            int x = 8192; //'cause we're gonna hit a negative index otherwise
            int y = 8192; //and because I'm a lazy jerk
           

            while (character < length)
            { 
           	char currentchar = inputstring[character];
            	Console.WriteLine(currentchar.ToString());
           	if (currentchar.ToString().Contains("^")) 
            	{                
                    x += 1; //move north
                    Console.WriteLine("north " + x);               
                    if (map[x, y, 0] == 0)
                    {
                        counter++;
                    }                               
                map[x, y, 0] = 1;                
                }
             }