i love nature and i love the beauty and serenity it brings me

thanks, anita;) i am reading about wildlife survival and possibly going camping. also i love physics honors and pre-calc i have fun studying the unit circle (pre-calc) and also momentum for physics honors. i am also meditating. i find that focus meditation is easiest such as i focus on my breath and use it to help me dispel the thoughts in my mind and i also i can use my breath as fire surrounding me for warmth, protection and water to cool down and purify

i have a book on wilderness survival and it talks about food, shelter, water and basic necessities to survive in the wilderness. b/c of andrew, i now know polybius code, morse code, radio code, teeline shorthand, cipher script, caesar code, runic code, pig pen code. i am also better at solving forensic mysteries;) andrew has been sending me links to sites via email that teach about computers, codes, forensics and other science things. also he was able to get some books on survival donated to the library so i can read up on nature and camping. i went out for a run with my special friend yesterday and we took a trail through the woods near my neighborhood. meditation helps a lot b/c my mind can think quickly and also process things quite well. dave said he is busy studying and going on college visits, so i haven’t heard from him. andrew has mostly contacted me through email. my special friend and i also played lacrosse together 2 days ago and we helped each other with making a tree hammock out in nature. i’m learning lots and also having fun. this has been quite a busy week for me with andrew coming up with new ideas and me and my special friend playing around with them.

i’m glad i’m still on spring break, but i also miss school b/c there are some questions i need to ask andrew in person about fishing and hunting in the wild. the pictures and tools in the book are easy-to-follow, but there are five i’m unsure about. in the meantime, i am working on understanding the tools myself and with my special friend. my special friend and i were trying to build a bow and arrow and it took 2 hours to start and we got frustrated and annoyed so we took a break for a run through the woods for a while. when the bow and arrows were ready, we spent another 20 minutes shooting at bottle targets, which was hard and we really need to work on our aim. we tried to attempt building a fire wall and also making a fishing dam and net, but we were half-way through before our heads hurt and we decided to take a break. we had fun building a lean-to under a tree and we camped near the woods in our neighborhood for a while. we also had lots of fun rope climbing a tree and making a makeshift javelin which we threw for fun. b/c of andrew’s techniques on lacrosse, i have become quite good at it and have won some games agn. my special friend. i also wish i could ask my physics honors teacher about momentum.

thanks a lot anita;) here are some questions: What are the best knots and techniques to use when making a fishing net? Where are the best places to position your nets for fish and game? What are the different types of snares and traps or snaps that are relatively simple to make for catching animals? What are good supplies and tools to bring into the wild? What is a simple way to build a fire without matches or a lighter? Where can you get a hunting license? Are there any wilderness, fishing and hunting books or classes to go to to learn?

i wish my parents would stop being so criticizing about school. they always tell me that i should focus solely on my studies and nothing else, but i think i have to live and have fun a little. i can’t just spend all the time studying school material. most of the school material is just memorization and not much of application to life. i like my pre-calc and physics honors teacher b/c they give real-life examples and we also do experiments to have hands-on idea of how to apply it to real-life. it makes learning more interesting and also fun since just memorizing facts doesn’t really teach much. i admire the people who are more than just “book-smart” b/c they know how to think on their feet, while also being relaxed and laid-back. my pre-calc teacher is very laid-back with her lesson planning, but she is able to think quite well and explain the material to her students in an enjoyable way and she truly loves her teaching and puts her enjoyment into helping her students understand it as well. she might miss some details, but that’s okay b/c the way she teaches allows the students to think for themselves. for the teachers who make students memorize things, they don’t learn to think and when a problem changes its form they don’t know how to solve it. being around andrew, dave and steve i admire the way they think outside the box a little and are also laid-back. they seem to trust the process of life and enjoy the simpleness of it while also doing well in school. my special friend came by today and we had fun playing angle frisbee. we would use our science skills to throw the frisbee at different angles with various momentum at a cloth tied to a tree (held by a rope) with a hole in it. the goal was to get the frisbee through the slot in the cloth and where the other person could catch it or into a bin. anyway, he saw that i was a little annoyed and he asked if i was okay. i told him that sometimes my parents could be so criticizing and at times it is like they don’t let me have any fun exploring other things besides school. i told him about being a buddhist wiccan (he doesn’t mind) and how sometimes my parents think i have my head in the clouds when i do prayer and meditation, but it helps me focus. my special friend was a great listener and he also believes in angels, he often uses them as meditation. he was very understanding and he hugged me and told me it was okay. just having his arms around me being outside with the sun to our left and the wind blowing our hair relaxed me. also while we were enjoying the sun and the weather, we both saw pair of blue wings that surrounded both of us. the angel said his name was michael and he was the divine protector against negativity and he would help us find divine purpose in our life. the blue light then wrapped us and we were immersed in it and when it was gone we both felt quite peaceful. my special friend and i then decided to go out for a run and having the wind blow our hair back and the sheer effort of running like nothing can hold you back, being free was the best feeling ever. when we stopped under a tree, we were both a little out of breath, but we were laughing and could feel each others’ heartbeats. it was the best moment of divine love and spiritual connection that i’ve ever felt

here is another wilderness question: what is the best way to track your progress in the wilderness and tell time (such as using maps, sun and moon, stars, compass and nature marks)?