I just finished reading Into the Wild, a true story about a kid who finishes college and then travels around the US living on his own. Eventually he goes to Alaska to live off the land.

So he definitely has some serious issues. He goes into Alaska totally unprepared. I mean it's cool he wants to live off the land, but he has to be realistic about it. Why make things super hard for yourself? Take a map, take a gun, take some food. Don't be stupid.

But the thing I admire in this guy is he totally followed his dreams. He wanted to break away from our society and prove that he could live a happy life without having to work 40 hours per week, or live under the government's control.

It was great to read about all these people who helped him along the way, giving him food and shelter. For some reason I don't imagine people in the US doing that. Maybe it's just California.

I don't think I could ever live off the land or do a trip like he did, but I would like to explore more of the US sometime. I don't really know what life is like outside of California, and there are so many incredible things to see. Alaska is now on my list of vacation spots to hit.