Someone recently asked me why I moved to Maine. Maine is not a densely populated state; in fact only has about one million people in the entire state! I think that the answer lies in the fact that I am basically a shy person, I prefer to be with people I know, or even alone. Rarely do I find myself in a large group where I am comfortable. I think it may go back to when I was a child I had a couple of teachers tell me that no one liked me. I was shy to begin with, and very insecure. To have some teachers tell me that no one liked me simply make me even MORE shy and insecure. It seems that other people mistook my shyness for being a snob. So now whenever I am in a crowd, I feel vulnerable. Sometimes I’m afraid that someone is going to grab my purse and run away with it! Sometimes I’m afraid that I’ll say or do something that will cause a huge public humiliation! So I take comfort in the smaller “crowds” and I feel safer here. I also feel that my family is safer here.