I am a shy person and not many people understand me. In fact, I can only think of one person, and even she doesn’t completely understand me, though she is close. I have not yet found a place to go to think, to escape, to relax. I hope to find one soon, but for now, I have found a coping technique. Whenever I need to escape, relax, or de-stress, I go to my room, lock my door, and do one of three things: (1) read a good book, (2) watch a movie, and (3) get on the internet. I find comfort in entering the lives of other people through books and movies. And the internet, well, that just lets me become a different person. Nobody knows me on the internet. Nobody can see me. Nobody will ever meet me. It takes away the shyness and lets me talk freely, though I don’t go blabbing all my secrets or my life story. Hopefully one day I will enjoy my life as much as I enjoy escaping through books, movies, and the internet.