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Why could have Chris leave without telling them anything?

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Even though I admire Chris for passionately pursuing his odyssey, I dislike his actions towards the people in his life. Whether it was his family or a random stranger that he met on the road, he avoid developing deep relationships with them. As a person who loves human connection and has a good relationship with my family, I don't understand why he decided to leave his family abruptly, even giving them hope that he might have turned around and started to enjoy their family's affluent lifestyle. When he found out that his father cheated on his mom and family, he should have said something to the parents. I strongly believe that having the conversation would have helped the family relationship. Even if it doesn't improve the family's awkward relationship, at the very least, the talk would have helped his parents and sister to understand why he decided to leave home. This could have decreased the amount of stress that his mom and sister felt after he walked out of their lives.

Not only did he hurt the feelings of his family, he also hurt the feelings of the people that he developed close relationships with. He may have avoided their advancements of trying to build a closer relationship for the sake of pursuing his dream of living in the Alaskan wilderness. However, I believe that subconsciously, he avoided creating deep relationships with those people because he was afraid of feeling a lot of emotional pain if they were to betray his trust later on. He was probably still scarred by the truth of his father had another family in California. Especially, in Ron Franz's case, he was unable to create a closer bond with Chris and adopt Chris. Chris struck down all of Ron's attempts to convince Chris to get adopted and advised Ron, a elderly man, to sell everything and live on the streets like him.

I think that a lot of people may disagree with me, but I don't think Chris is a great guy. I commend Chris for undergoing the extreme conditions of living in the Alaskan wild without any modern conventions. However, because of his rude interactions with the people in his life, I believe that Chris is not a good guy to admire.

#familyditcher  #stillhurting  #heartbreaker

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Flying an airplane: closest thing to flying

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Ever since I learned how to drive, I wanted to travel somewhere far away from home. One day, while I was volunteering with my friend, I saw an airplane in the sky. I had a thought to myself and shared it to her. I said that I wanted to learn how to fly a plane when I become an adult. Although she agreed with me nonchalantly, that conversation sparked a passion within me to fly a plane. By flying a plane, I can see the clouds in the sky clearly and be able to travel around the continent easier. Although this spontaneous interest in flying a plane may sound temporary, ever since that moment, my mind has been constantly thinking about flying a plane and thinking of ways to make that dream a reality. I have researched about getting lessons to fly airplane and the cost of owning an airplane multiple times this past month already.

Since I never had career goals of becoming a pilot, I think that I will continue my academic goals and get a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry. I want to become a pharmacist and make enough money to afford buying a plane, a housing place for the vehicle, and lessons to practice flying a plane. It take a lot of money and time for me to get a license to fly an airplane, so I plan to start saving money to fulfill this dream in the future. Currently, I am planning to start chasing this dream after graduating from college. In college, I plan to work part-time jobs and save a lot of money to make this dream a reality. Once I am able to buy a plane and be able to fly it, I plan to fly and travel to all of the states in the U.S. first. I would like to share the experience of travelling by plane with my family and close friends. I want to be able to take to them to different areas of North America for a cheaper price.

#dreamingoftheclouds  #flyandtravel  #spontaneousdreams

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Sometimes wild seeds shouldn't be eaten...

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Summary: Even after 20 years, Krakauer is still investigating about the real reason behind how Chris died. He refered to Chris' diary (paragraph 3) and researched about the wild potato seeds. In the journal, Chris recorded that the seeds may have been the fault (paragraph 4) and reason of his starvation. By researching the chemistry (paragraph 6) in the seeds, he believed that beta-ODAP may have poisoned him. After sending the samples to labs to undergo more testing, he found out that an amino acid called L-canavanine was the toxin (paragraph 9) in those seeds. Because Chris didn't know that the seeds become toxic during midsummer (paragraph 12) in Alaska, he made a fatal error in eating them.

Analysis: Before, I admired Krakauer's sense of duty in doing his research to report the actual truth behind Chris' death. However, after learning how he is still researching this case after 20 years, I believed that he is too obsessed with uncovering the facts behind this story. Overall, I'm just amazed about how much time, money, and effort he spent to reveal the actual cause of Chris' death.

#obsessed  #donteatstrangeplants  #gottoomuchtime

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Summary: In the epilogue, Krakauer describes Billie and Walt's visit (p.201) to the bus. Even though Walt was frustrated at the situation and about Chris' death, they both saw the beauty (p.202) in the surrounding area. In the bus, they observed all of his belongings (p.202) and related the objects to Chris' life and interests. From this visit, they gained a better understanding (p.203) of why Chris chose to live his life on the road. It was comforting for his parents to know for certain (p.203) after all of the years of confusion and uncertainty about his whereabouts and well-being.

Analysis: I loved how this section ended the book; in a way, it shows the story ending in a full circle. The family probably suffered various levels and stages of depression and anxiety after his disappearance and the news of his death. By coming to the place where he traveled to and eventually died, they are able to get some closure about his death. In the bus, they were able to reminisced about his childhood and installed a memorial for him. After leaving the Alaskan land via helicopter, they finally felt at peace with the fact of his death and the decisions he made in his life.

#seeingAlaskafromChrisperspective  #inthebus  #iunderstandChris

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The last photo that Chris took to document the last moments of his life

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Summary: In this chapter, Krakauer walks the audience through his research and thought process in investigation the actual reason of Chris McCandless' death. From the very beginning of the book, we knew that he died from hunger (p.189), but now we learn how and why he died from starvation. In one of his journal entries, Chris writes that he feels extremely weak from eating seeds (p.192). From Krakauer's research, he learned that Chris was gathering wild potato (p.191) roots and started eating the seeds. Although there was speculation that he misidentified the plant and eat a similar poisonous plant, the wild sweet pea, he actually ate moldy (p.194) seeds that caused swainsonine poisoning. This type of poisoning chronically affects the body by preventing the body from turning what it eats into a source of usable energy. That's why Chris felt too weak and felt like he was starving. In the end, he knew death was near and look his last photograph, looking serene (p.199) and at peace with his life's adventure.

Analysis: I love how Krakauer takes his time to explain the process of how he identifies the actual cause of Chris' death. It shows the audience that the author cares about showing the authentic truth of the steps in Chris' life. In the chapter, there were many times that I thought that I finally learned of the reason why Chris died, but I was surprised to learn that he actually died from eating moldy seeds. There were many errors that he could have made on his journey, but because of a lousy mistake, he died from eating mold that was growing on the wild potato seeds.

#diedinpeace  #alone  #imstarvingtodeath

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Stepping in the Shoes of Chris McCandless

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Summary: In this chapter, Krakauer shares his experience and thoughts as he adventures in the Alaskan area that McCandless spent in his last months of his life. He notes the importance of carrying a map (p.174) of the area to know the land's topography, which was an essential material that Chris did not have on his journey. Jon speculates that because Chris was too arrogant (p.180) about his survival skills, he chose not to bring a map with him to experience living off the land without anyone's or anything's help. Many, especially local Alaskans, thought he was ill-prepared (p.182) on his trip , especially when they heard that he thought he shot a moose on his trip, which experts said was actually a caribou (p.177). However, Krakauer argued that Chris was right in thinking that he killed a moose. He also believed that Chris didn't fit the stereotype of a young man who lacked common sense in going on this journey. He and his friends even admires (p.185) Chris for what he's trying to do; living in the Alaskan wilderness was a difficult feat to do and he did it.

Analysis: I think that it's remarkable that Krakauer is taking his time to experience the Alaskan wilderness that Chris to better explain the situation to the audience. If he were any other author, he could have easily slandered Chris' actions and believed that he was just some arrogant young adult without any common sense. But instead, by going to the place where Chris spent his last months of his life, he was able to see the landscape from Chris' perspective and tried to understand why this young man from a financial well-off family tried to accomplish this feat.

#withoutamapimlost  #admirableyouth  #notprepared

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Summary: His character of being a sharp, dandy (p.159) guy helped Chris along his hitchhiking trip to the Alaskan frontier. Normally, most people avoid helping hitchhikers, but people that he met on his journey tended to make exceptions for him. Like Stuckey, everyone perceived that he came from a nice family and knew that he wanted to prove that he could survive on his own (p.159). On his trip, he kept a small journal (p.162), documenting his encounters, successes, and revelations. In one of the entries, we, the audience, can learn how he felt like he was spiritually (p.163) enlightened in the wild. The daily hunting and being deliberate (p.168) with one's actions made Chris fall in love with the slow, conscious lifestyle of living in the wilderness. There is no hustle and bustle; in the Alaskan frontier, he enjoyed feeling present and in the moment.

Analysis: His adventure in Alaska kind of looks fun and insightful. Being able to breathe in the fresh air and atmosphere sounds enlightening. I'm glad that Chris is enjoying his trip there and learning more about the world and his ideal lifestyle. Although I don't agree with him abruptly leaving his family and not contacting them while he's on the road, I enjoy hearing about his trip and his discoveries along the way.

#consciouslifestyle  #spirtualawakening  #fearofwater

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Jon Krakauer sharing his eye-opening experience

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Summary: Similar to Chris, Jon had problems seeing eye-to-eye with his father (p.147). His father was obsessed with the idea of competition and strongly urged all of kids to excel in academics and athletics. Jon was consumed (p.148) by rage for most of childhood and life when he found out that his father had problems, too, but he always asks for perfection for his children. Later in his life, he saw how his dad's obsession turned to madness (p.149) and eventually was placed into a psychiatric hospital. From his experience on the Devil's Thumb and his relationship with his dad, he recognized that he had a strong sense of ambition (p.150) when he was a young adult. This made him feel that his desire to climb to the top of Devil's Thumb was a God-given (p.155) right for him. He believes that Chris also shared this mindset as a youth, too.

Analysis: I think that it is very insightful to hear how Jon shares similar beliefs as a young adult as Chris. They both had a lot of passion and truly believe that they would survive in the extreme weather of the wild. Both thought that death was almost upon them, but Jon was lucky enough to turn around and survived to share his experience. I believe that Jon became interested in explaining Chris' experience and life to the public because he shared a similar mindset with him.

#itsaboutdrive  #fatherissues  #youonlyhaveonelife

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Krakauer's dream to climb the Devil's Thumb

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Summary: In this chapter, we, the audience, learns how Jon Krakauer, the author, shares similar experiences of adventuring into the wild alone like Chris McCandless. When he was about Chris' age, he had a passion for climbing (p.134), and he especially had a big dream (p.135) to climb a dangerously-looking mountain called the Devils Thumb. As he describes his journey to attempt to achieve his dream, he shares how travelling alone (p.138) on this trip heightened his emotions. His senses are more sensitive in perceiving his surroundings; the abyss feels like it constantly calling him and the unnamed mountain peaks feel increasingly bigger. From this experience, he feels like he has more self-control (p.142) over his body and mind, feeling more happiness (p.143) and fear than ever.

Analysis: It's interesting to hear the author's experience. Hearing how they share the same desire to reach their dreams in the wild makes his biography of Chris' life and journey more authentic and valuable. In ninth grade, I read a book that described Krakauer's climbing expeditions, so I can see how his experiences shaped how he described Chris' journey and the choices that he made along the way. I think that sharing his adventures in the wild helps the audience see that the author is writing this book coming from an understandable point of view of Chris' life decisions.

#climbingtheThumb  #iquitonmyjob  #imdoingthisalone

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Virginia Beach: even this view alludes to the wealthy capitalists

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Summary: Even after his disappearance, his family still desperately longs for his return. His beloved sister, Carine, keeps photographs (p.127) of him on the mantel in her house. She often reminiscences about him and cries soon after remembering him. Although she was his closest family member, they shared more differences (p.129) than similarities. She doesn't share his deep hatred for wealth (p.129); on the contrary, she embraces it and spends her hard-earned money at her business firm for luxury goods. When she found out about Chris' death, she broke down crying (p.129) and was devastated. After his family learned news of his death, all of them were grieving his death with irregular eating (p.131) habits. None of them seemed fine or at peace with his death.

Analysis: After seeing how his family felt after hearing about his death, I feel sad that his family has to cope with his death without understanding the actual reason for his departure. I think that the lack of communication between the children and parents of this family stemmed from the parents working long hours on their business. When Chris learned that his dad cheated on his mom and had another family, he was too ashamed of his father to even bring the topic up in a conversation. Without talking things through and trying to resolve the issue, he left because he probably thought that addressing the issue wouldn't solve the moral issue entirely.

#memories  #whydidhedothat  #rip

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Summary: Even in his childhood, Chris was overconfident (p.118); he seemed to excel in everything he tried. From surviving the harsh conditions of the desert, he decided to go to the Alaskan frontier and survive there, too. At home, before he left, his family was baffled (p.120) by his personality and mindset. He got along with everyone, but something seemed off when he gradually spent more and more time by himself (p.121). During that time, he learned of the lies (p.121) that his father told his family when they were living in El Segundo. He lived in different lives and had two different families with two women. Having high morals (p.122), Chris couldn't find it in himself to forgive his father for doing such a disgraceful, heinous crime. He kept this secret to himself and started to plan his journey to escape from the family entirely.

Analysis: I can see why he ran away from home. If I learned that my dad lied to my family like that, I would left home, too. I also believe that the situation would have been better if he told his parents that his father's secret disturbed and angried him. At least in this hypothetical situation, his parents would be understood why he left the need to leave home forever. It would make it less difficult for his parents' lives, knowing that he is out in the world somewhere.

#darkpast  #imleaving  #separateidentities

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Did having neglectful, workaholic parents influence Chris' mindset?

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Summary: In this chapter, we, the readers, get to hear more about Chris' childhood and the environment that he grew up in. His parents were poor and worked very hard to build up their company, so they are enjoying the fruit of successes by buying luxury goods. Throughout Chris' childhood, they were always working (p.107), and because of that, he and his sister got closer to each other. From a young age, he enjoyed going on adventures during their family trips (p.109), where they camped and climbed mountain ranges. A lot of the aspects of his current personality showed in the description of his childhood. For instance, he dislikes following instructions (p.111) and advice from someone else as a child, too. Chris had many talents as a kid, and he loved running (p.112). It had a spiritual significance to him; it was a physical representation of how he lived his entire life. From the description of his upbringing, we can also see how he cared for the homeless. He often handed out (p.114) food to people sleeping on the streets in poorer parts of his town.

Analysis: From what I learned about Chris from this chapter, I think that he is a cool but stubborn guy. I tell that he has a special mindset of the world, where capitalism and materialism is evil. I don't understand why he is uptight about taking advice from others, but I respect him for being aware that there are more less-fortunate people in his community.

#noneedforinstructions  #helpingothers  #capitalismisevil

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How Westerberg Learn About the Death of His Friend

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Summary: There were many key events that helped the police's investigation of Alex's homicide case. First was Jim Gallien, one of the people that Alex met on his journey, who happened to read the newspaper (p.99) that day and noticed how the description of the person sounded similar to Alex. When he saw the film (p.99) that belonged to the deceased person, he had no doubt that it was Alex. Wayne Westerberg was the next important person to help the investigation. He heard about the news of Alex from a friend who was listening to the radio (p.100). There were many leads that the police officers were quite reluctant to trust Wayne, but he was able to provide Alex's social security number (p.101). This finally led the police closer to finding Alex's real identity and hometown in Northern Viriginia. From a phonebook (p.101), they were able to trace down his half-brother and contacted him to tell him the news of Chris' death.

Analysis: I think that Chris hid his identity well; the police investigations went everywhere around the U.S. Without Westerberg, the investigation would have probably died out from hopelessly trying to find his family in South Dakota. In this way, I think that it's kind of cool that he kept his identity a secret. It was interesting to read about the police investigation, especially when the characters uses old school ways of communication and information.

#oldschool  #personidentified  #wildgoosechase

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Did Everett Ruess really die from a fall while climbing in David Gulch?

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Summary: In this chapter, we learn about a new character named Everett Ruess. He is a wilderness romantic (p.90) like McCandless and is fascinated (p.91) by the many wonders in nature. Although they traveled on different paths, they shared similar experiences like going on dangerous adventures and coming out unscathed (p.92). Coincidentally, they both were inspired (p.94) by characters for a book about adventures in the wild. In Everett's case, he closely identified with the character, Captain Nemo, from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea. While sharing a love for living alone in the wilderness, they also yearned for companionship (p.96) once in a while, and occasionally enter towns to talk with friends on their journeys.

Analysis: I am so surprised about how similar Everett sounds to Alex. I couldn't help but try to find similarities between the two adventurers. Sharing the feeling of dissonance from their materialistic homes and communities, they both left to explore the wilderness and fell in love with living in the wild. However, there is one aspect of Everett's story that I liked more than Alex's. He actually wrote to his family to hint and tell them of his plans to experience the wilderness and probably never return home.

#ilovenature  #smartmindsthinkalike  #iseebeautyinnature

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Summary: When comparing Chris McCandless's story to other people who venture into the Alaskan wilderness, he shares the similar idealistic (p.71) views of the Alaskan frontier with them. There are three other nutcases (p.71) that Krakauer introduces that make Alex seem like the normal person. With Rosellini, he was obsessed with living as if he was in the Stone Age to research whether humans have devolved (p.74) into inferior beings. In Waterman's case, although he had a love for climbing mountains, especially in North America, he was mentally-ill and loved to keep record moments of his life in his detailed notes (p.78). Lastly, McCunn, a popular party boy, died in the Brooks Mountain Range because he fell deeply under his fantasy (p.83) and fictional thoughts. All of their stories in the Alaskan wilderness share their love for nature and their lack of basic common sense.

Analysis: After reading all of their stories, I understand why Chris looks like the normal one among this group of social outcasts. They were all too special in their own way, which eventually left them to met their demises. Although I cannot justify Chris's reason for leaving his family abruptly, in a small way, I understand why he felt the need to go on his adventure to the Alaskan frontier to better understand the world and himself.

#intheirownworld  #Alaskalover  #allnutcases

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Summary: After returning to Carthage, Alex worked dirty and tedious jobs for Westerberg to save up money for his trip. Although Alex rarely talks about his family, we, the audience, learns that both Alex and his father were stubborn (p.64) people. His dad wanted to control what Alex did, while Alex wanted independence from my parents and their capitalist ways. During college, he planned to divorce (p.64) them for his life because he couldn't stand them anymore. Because he kept yearning (p.66) to survive in the Alaskan wilderness, he kept his virginity and chastity like a monk (p.65) would. His desire to be in the wild and fully experience the Alaskan North was stronger than any human interaction that he had along the way. When he departed for his trip to Alaska from Carthage in April, he cried (p.68) while leaving his home away from home.

Analysis: Although I commend Chris for keeping his word and making his dream come true of living in the wild, I dislike how stubborn and idealistic he is. It feels like everything must go his way on his terms. Perhaps, because he is a genius-like person who is only fixated on one goal in life, I don't understand why he completely cut his family out of his life, especially his sister. I do not know if his relationship with his family would have gotten better if he stayed, but I would have liked to see or hear him hear to justify his beliefs to his parents.

#alwaysyearning  #nottieddown  #onegoalandonegoalonly

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Summary: Along Alex's journey on the road, he has made significant in people's lives through the short interactions (p.48) and conversations that they shared. In the desert, while he was camping near Oh-My-God Hot Springs, he met Ronald Franz, a man in his eighties who lost his only son and wife. From their conversations, Franz grew to like Alex and wanted to adopt (p.50) him as his son. He made a belt (p.52) that commemorated Alex's past destinations on his journey and even depicted Alex's dream of heading North towards the Alaskan frontier. Because Alex disliked the idea that someone controlling the way he live his life, he refused most of the offers (p.52) that Franz planned to help Alex in his preparations to the north. When they got to know each other closer and closer, Alex pulled away and decided to head quickly to other places to make money and prepare to head to Alaska. He wanted to avoid the emotional baggage (p.55) from relationships and even advised Franz to leave his home filled with security (p.57) and embraced the adventures of living in the wild.

Analysis: I disliked how Alex wrote a long letter to Ron, explaining how his life with a roof for his head and material goods is not enjoyable and urged him to sell his home and live in the wild. I think that the way that you live can be different than how someone else lives their life, but I am frustrated that Alex told Ron who is in his eighties to give up everything and live on the road. Maybe I am a person who is conditioned to think that having a job and a roof over me as security, but I do not understand why Alex thought that a man in eighties can survive living in conditions of the harsh, cold outdoors.

#nevertooold  #wannabefather  #emotionalbaggagedenied

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Summary: Overcoming many adversities in the desert and while canoeing down to Mexico, he saw a lot of growth (p.38) in himself on his journey. In the next destination of his trip, he stayed in Bullhead City for a few months and even got a job at McDonald's. He was a slow (p.40) yet dependable worker there, but he eventually quit (p.41) when the co-workers tried to get close to him and asked him to share more information about himself. He later moved into a trailer and lived with someone named Charlie. Agreeing with Charlie, the people that interacted with him along his journey noticed that he was quite temperamental (p.42). He always seemed to get itchy (p.46) feet shortly after people want to learn more about him or try to influence his nomadic way of life.

Analysis: Reading this chapter changed my opinion of Alex. Before, I respected and even admired for chasing his dream and living in the wild. However, now that I know that he is a coward that leaves whenever there is a conflict between him and someone else. I think that he should respect that people will have different opinions than him. I do not think that it is a good reason to run off and continue his journey.

#flakeslikedandruff  #quitter #alwaysmoody

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Leaving his precious Datsun in the desert

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Summary: On his solo journey, he ventured into the desert seeking to understand reality (p.25) and try to understand more about himself and the world. However, in the desert, he faced a few adversities like being caught in a flash flood and almost getting a heatstroke from the heat. As a result from the flood, he was unable to get his Datsun's engine up and working, so he abandoned (p.26) it in a thicket. This was a way to let go of his materialistic goods and avoided gaining attention from government authorities, maintaining his ideal of civil disobedience (p.28). Along his adventure, he also documented his experiences into his journal. He wrote in third-person to emulate himself as the main character (p.35) in a story. He avoided carrying no documents that would indicate his identity by burying (p.37) his belongings on the outskirts of towns whenever he came across one on his trip.

Analysis: His adventure of hitchhiking and walking across North America sounds interesting to me. I can't imagine myself going on these types of trips, but I am glad that he is able to live his best life on the road. I feel like he always on an optimistic outlook of the world, and that is one of the character traits that I admire in him. While reading, however, I had a thought. If he did not try so hard to avoid confronting any government officials, I feel like he would not have needed to go through to the trouble of abandoning his favorite car.

#abandonyouroldself  #buryinggoods  #alwaysonthemove

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Summary: From Westerberg's perspective, Alex was a hard-working (p.18) young adult who was charismatic and friendly.  He got along with everyone in the town of Carthage, even calling it his second home (p.19). Westerberg praised him of his outgoing personality and intelligence (p.18). However, from his parents' point of view, Alex was an adventurous kid who was not materialistic (p.22). He kept on going on several solo (p.21) trips on his favorite and first car, a Datsun. After graduating from college, he took his fifth and last big road trip and left without leaving any messages or clues to his family.

Analysis: I can't believe that Alex just left home without telling his family and friends or updating them about his life. If I squint, I can see how he is discouraged about his family's actions of enjoying the affluent life and buying excess of material goods. However, as a person who loves their family, I feel torn that he would just left them entirely to live his philosophy of surviving on his good, not being attached to any materials or sentiments.

#foundsecondhome  #lefthomeforgood  #adventurous

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Summary: In the land of desolation (p.9) and despair, six travelers, some of whom were strangers to each other, found a decomposing (p.13) body. The body belongs to the main character of this story, Christopher McCandless. His body was found in a bus (p.10), where people presumed that he spent in last few weeks living in. He left a S.O.S. note (p.12), requesting for help and describing how he felt that death was near for his injured body. Even after the autopsy, it was impossible to determine the exact cause of his death, but it is speculated that he died from starvation (p.14).

Analysis: After reading this chapter, I am curious to see how and why he chose to die in the wild. I respect his passion of being able to survive in the wilderness and supporting his life from his own efforts, but I feel like his "gung ho" personality in the beginning contradicts with the result of his death after two years in the Alaskan frontier. I mean how long does he have to spend out there in the wilderness to live his dream of living in the wild and fend his life by himself?

#thedesolate49thstate  #death  #starving

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Hitchhiking through Denali National Park

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Summary: On April 28, 1992, Christopher Johnson McCandless, also known as Alex, begins in his journey into the Alaskan bush (p.4) by the help of a motorist named Jim Gallien. From the first impressions of the hitchhiker's light-layered clothing and minimal (p.5) gear, Gallien speculated that Alex was unprepared for the trip. He tried to persuade the young man from going on the journey into the unforgiving (p.4) frontier. Yet, Alex seemed extremely determined (p.6), excited even, to achieve his goal in living in the wilderness for a few months. He felt ready to throw (p.7) away everything he owned to fulfill his dream.

Analysis: After hearing his responses when Gallien inform him of the harsh conditions of the Alaskan wilderness, I like Chris's optimistic personality. My mind is set on a goal of living in the wild that he is willing to left everything and accomplish it. I admire that about him, his overwhelming passion to chase his dream to live a life without being tied down to anything and live a life entirely by his own efforts.

#yolo  #stoked  #wildernesswanderer

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casually taking a picture on the park...

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I barely have any experiences in the wild, but I have always wanted to go camping in a forest or hiking on a trail. Growing up, my parents did not have the time to introduce the outdoors to me and my siblings, so I wish that in the future, I will hike and explore more of what nature has to offer. A place that I would to go is the Grand Canyon in Arizona. I would love to hike up a trial there and be able to see the many layers of the canyon. I think that after going on a trip to the Grand Canyon, my mindset of the world would change forever.

Whenever my family and I have the chance to relax and fully enjoy being in nature, it always has a healing effect on me. Even hanging out at the park or going to the beach, I am able to feel the breezes from the wind from my long walks. Being surrounded by nature allows me to fully enjoy what life has to offer and forget about the responsibilities and obligations that I have.