Refugee thread!

[Alan V]

I am curious:

Thoreauvian: why do you call yourself "Thoreauvian"? Do you like the idea of civil disobedience? Or perhaps not. Maybe you like "nature" or some other shit. My question is: Why did you choose your username?

The more elaborate your answer, the better. And just so you recognize that I'm not being a dick, and that I actually want to know you better, I'll let you know that I consider myself a Thoreauvian. (For "reasons," mainly related to civil disobedience, but also stuff discussed in Walden.)

I read Walden when I was a teenager, and it altered the course of my life.  It changed my choice of a profession, my relationships, and my interests -- for better or for worse. Thoreau's influence has been perhaps the most consistent feature of my thinking ever since. 

My avatar is a picture I took at Walden Pond. The colors in the background are the pond itself.

I am still a lifelong private student in the Thoreauvian mold, although I have modified Thoreau's assumptions as I have learned on my own.  I have kept a journal on and off for most of my life.  I am deeply concerned about how climate change is altering the face of the natural world. And I am a member of the Thoreau Society as well, although I sometimes consider them Thoreau trivia collectors.  

I was never as attracted to civil disobedience and activism as I was to the ideas presented in Walden, most likely because I'm an introvert.

In what ways do you consider yourself a Thoreauvian?