Changing Directory

[XMRJ4-J.DALTON]

Well, Here goes,

QUESTION: I have a very long path which is quite tedious to type in
          every time I wish to visit a certain directory.
	  My question: Is there a way that I can put this path in a 
          file, then execute a shell that will place me in that directory?

	I tried a couple of things, but to no avail. One puts me there
        for a breif moment, but "pwd" tells me I never left my current
        directory.

	I would greatly appreciate any Helpful answers.

				Thanks,

				John Dalton.