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College
*Received $40,000 as a gift for college
*Took long trips in Datsun whenever possible, going to Fairbanks, Alaska for the first time in 1989
*Graduated Emory University in 1990 with a 3.72 GPA.
*Told family, "I think I'm going to disappear for awhile."
*Donated remaining $20,000 to OXFAM, an organization trying to end world hunger
*Family last heard from Chris in June, 1990 -
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Chris took his Datsun directly West
*Abandoned Datsun in Detrital Wash, Arizona after flash flood soaked the engine
*Left a note that read, "This piece of sh*t has been abandoned. Whoever can get it out of here can have it." -
Hitchhiking pt. 1
*Chris went by the name of "Alex Supertramp"
*Alex began keeping a journal, documenting his travels.
*Alex took a job working on the farm of a man who called himself Crazy Ernie
*Crazy Ernie turned out to be a con artist. He had many other tramps "working" for him, and he didn't pay any of them
*As soon as Alex realized this, he stole a bicycle from Ernie and pedaled off
*In Northern California, Alex hitched a ride from Jan Burres
*Jan was around the age of Alex's mother, and loved Chris