Dear Shirley:

A young woman who calculates the wind in her hair is definitely a heavy duty science girl! And the speed of your school bus. Your attraction to nature and living simply in nature is something you expressed many times. This is the reason chris mccandless stoke a chord with you and so does Jaguar Paw.

You wrote that Chris Mccanless had a shell around him that makes him sociable at time and withdrawn at others and also seem more receptive to some people and not others, and like him, you too are cautious in relationships and friendships.

An interesting walk you had with Andrew, a walk with Buddha. I wonder why he is competitive academically with you. Maybe the buddha’s message to relax will calm his competitiveness. I know you appreciate cooperation and not competition; helping and comforting and encouraging each other. I suppose your special friend also competes for your time, feeling left out.

You wrote: “mccandless felt the world was too materialistic and all people cared about was competition and profit instead of leading a simplistic life, working together with nature.” Seeing your parents so stressed out in the restaurant business makes you wish they too lived a simple life in nature and be relaxed, doesn’t it?

anita