Shan the Mermaid

Shan the Mermaid

My wife and I met Shan on the plane from Sydney, New South Wales, Australia to Los Angeles, California, USA.   She was traveling with her brother and was returniing home from a vacation trip to Bali.  She is a beautiful African American who is also an Emergency Room Nurse.   It was nice to meet a young woman who followed her dreams and acheived her education and career goals.  She clearly is an example to young people because she is smart, educated, beautiful, and is truly a nice person.  Shan, wherever you are now, Laurel and I wish you well.   

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This drawing shows Shan as a mermaid.  Notice that she is near a kelp forest.  Kelp is a very nutritious food for humans, so it would make sense for mermaids to eat it as well.  Sharks would have a natural fear of mermaids so notice that the shark is giving Shan a wide berth.  Kelp is also what Shan is wearing.  I think that merpeople would probably NOT be vegetarians.  So they might hunt or fish, but they would be very conscience of maintianing the natural balance of the ocean.  In fact, if there are merpeople they are probably rather annoyed at us humans for our pollution that we have put into the ocean.  

A final note, drawing with a fine point marker I can not capture the striking beauty of any young woman as beautiful as Shan.  And she was not aware of how beautiful she is.  But I also can not capture her impressive inner beauty.  She is an example of a young person that gives me hope for the future of my country and even the world.  The printable version of this drawing can be found by clicking on either of two buttons up top . . . click on either:  

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