Introduction

[Guest guest]

Your not alone in the UK, im in Birkenhead at 6th form collageTheo Sent from my iPhoneOn 7 Jan 2009, at 22:39, "aholeinmyheart" <aholeinmyheart wrote:

 

well I am 22, and live near Newcastle upon tyne, in the north east of

England. I have had a fair ammount of attention from friends, and

people I meet at uni, who most seem offended at the fact I abstain from

something they eat, it's strange how folk react, although alot of

people after discussion respect my view, and some discuss the

possibility mainly of them becoming vegetarian, which I always

encourage. I love being Vegan, I am a keen cook, and so cook all of my

meals fresh, avoiding anything artificial, and as long as i cook at

home I can have a variety of delicious meals. The problem is eating out

when socialising, there is one cafe within around 50 miles that caters

for Vegans, so generally I have to have garden salads when out. I study

nursing, and love interacting with people. I read alot of philosophy,

and love the outdoors, cycling, climbing, walking, anything involving

nature. I am also a musician, I write and record music, and that is

just about me in a nutshell. Is anyone in the group from the UK, or

even the north of England? How is veganism in the states, are

establishments more accesibile? Thanks for your welcomes, Nath

[Guest guest]

welcome Nath

yes, there are folks on here from the UK, and the US, and everywhere else as well

cheers

fraggle

"aholeinmyheart" Jan 7, 2009 2:39 PM Re: introduction

 

 

 

well I am 22, and live near Newcastle upon tyne, in the north east of England. I have had a fair ammount of attention from friends, and people I meet at uni, who most seem offended at the fact I abstain from something they eat, it's strange how folk react, although alot of people after discussion respect my view, and some discuss the possibility mainly of them becoming vegetarian, which I always encourage. I love being Vegan, I am a keen cook, and so cook all of my meals fresh, avoiding anything artificial, and as long as i cook at home I can have a variety of delicious meals. The problem is eating out when socialising, there is one cafe within around 50 miles that caters for Vegans, so generally I have to have garden salads when out. I study nursing, and love interacting with people. I read alot of philosophy, and love the outdoors, cycling, climbing, walking, anything involving nature. I am also a musician, I write and record music, and that is just about me in a nutshell. Is anyone in the group from the UK, or even the north of England? How is veganism in the states, are establishments more accesibile? Thanks for your welcomes, Nath

 

 

 

 

"Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?"

[Guest guest]

folks become vegan for different reasons, a combination of reasons, etc and so forth

some for animal rights, some for health, some for environmental reasons, some hate the taste of meat...some are vocal, some just few it as very personal

takes all kinds

 

"aholeinmyheart" Jan 7, 2009 4:54 AM introduction

 

 

 

Hi I would simply like to introduce myself to the group, I have been vegan for over 2 years now and so far have not met another. I am very passionate about what I believe, and try to live an 'ethical' life as much as is possible due to certain restraints. Being vegan to me is part of my entire life philosophy, which centres around improving the world and every living thing held upon it, I want to be positive energy that makes other things I interact with feel better about themsleves. I am also a firm believer in living by example, I beleive that showing somebody how I live(trying to elimminate prejudice and malice), will acheive more than telling somebody how to act, I am also an optimist in the sense that where many consider the world, and indeed society to be on a downward spiral, heading for doom, well I have faith that this world can improve and will, but it involves every individual no matter how insignificant they may seem to keep a hold of there principles and morality. Is the vegan community generally on a similar wave length? or does being vegan mean something unique to each and every person? either way lifes a vast and exciting journey, so hi to the group, I hope to become an active member who can hopefully contribute something to your group, Nath

 

 

 

 

"Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?"

[Guest guest]

Hi

 

I live in south east England - Surrey. I believe, from my travels,

that you are in one of the worst areas here for vegan food when

eating out!

 

Jo

 

 

 

, " aholeinmyheart "

<aholeinmyheart wrote:

>

> well I am 22, and live near Newcastle upon tyne, in the north east

of

> England. I have had a fair ammount of attention from friends, and

> people I meet at uni, who most seem offended at the fact I abstain

from

> something they eat, it's strange how folk react, although alot of

> people after discussion respect my view, and some discuss the

> possibility mainly of them becoming vegetarian, which I always

> encourage. I love being Vegan, I am a keen cook, and so cook all of

my

> meals fresh, avoiding anything artificial, and as long as i cook at

> home I can have a variety of delicious meals. The problem is eating

out

> when socialising, there is one cafe within around 50 miles that

caters

> for Vegans, so generally I have to have garden salads when out. I

study

> nursing, and love interacting with people. I read alot of

philosophy,

> and love the outdoors, cycling, climbing, walking, anything

involving

> nature. I am also a musician, I write and record music, and that is

> just about me in a nutshell. Is anyone in the group from the UK, or

> even the north of England? How is veganism in the states, are

> establishments more accesibile? Thanks for your welcomes, Nath

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group Nath!

 

That's very true, I think everyone becomes vegan for many different

reasons. A 'semi-vegetarian' I know doesn't eat particular meats just

because she doesn't like the texture...

 

And I agree with your philosephy, it sounds very environmentalist in a

way. Even though you have been a vegan for two years, I don't think

it's that uncommon not to have met another vegan since vegans are such

a minority. I've been a vegan for over one and a half years and I

haven't met another vegan either.

 

Rach.

[Guest guest]

[ I haven't got the hang of this post thing yet so if I posted twice

XP ]

 

Welcome to the group Nath!

 

That's very true, I think everyone becomes vegan for many different

reasons. A 'semi-vegetarian' I know doesn't eat particular meats just

because she doesn't like the texture...

 

And I agree with your philosephy, it sounds very environmentalist in

a way. Even though you have been a vegan for two years, I don't think

it's that uncommon not to have met another vegan since vegans are

such a minority. I've been a vegan for over one and a half years and

I haven't met another vegan either.

 

Rach.

 

Re: introduction

 

 

folks become vegan for different reasons, a combination of reasons,

etc and so forth

 

some for animal rights, some for health, some for environmental

reasons, some hate the taste of meat...some are vocal, some just few

it as very personal

 

takes all kinds

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

" aholeinmyheart "

Jan 7, 2009 4:54 AM

 

introduction

 

 

Hi I would simply like to introduce myself to the group, I have been

vegan for over 2 years now and so far have not met another. I am very

passionate about what I believe, and try to live an 'ethical' life as

much as is possible due to certain restraints. Being vegan to me is

part of my entire life philosophy, which centres around improving the

world and every living thing held upon it, I want to be positive

energy

that makes other things I interact with feel better about themsleves.

I

am also a firm believer in living by example, I beleive that showing

somebody how I live(trying to elimminate prejudice and malice), will

acheive more than telling somebody how to act, I am also an optimist

in

the sense that where many consider the world, and indeed society to

be

on a downward spiral, heading for doom, well I have faith that this

world can improve and will, but it involves every individual no

matter

how insignificant they may seem to keep a hold of there principles

and

morality. Is the vegan community generally on a similar wave length?

or

does being vegan mean something unique to each and every person?

either

way lifes a vast and exciting journey, so hi to the group, I hope to

become an active member who can hopefully contribute something to

your

group, Nath

[Guest guest]

but bu but but...you've met us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

rachmine Jan 8, 2009 5:03 AM Re: introduction

 

 

 

Welcome to the group Nath!That's very true, I think everyone becomes vegan for many different reasons. A 'semi-vegetarian' I know doesn't eat particular meats just because she doesn't like the texture...And I agree with your philosephy, it sounds very environmentalist in a way. Even though you have been a vegan for two years, I don't think it's that uncommon not to have met another vegan since vegans are such a minority. I've been a vegan for over one and a half years and I haven't met another vegan either.Rach.

 

 

 

 

"Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?"

[Guest guest]

Hi Nath,

I `m in South Wales,there are a few vegans in the uk on here...

 

Peter vv

 

 

 

 

"aholeinmyheart" <aholeinmyheart Sent: Wednesday, 7 January, 2009 10:39:13 PM Re: introduction

 

well I am 22, and live near Newcastle upon tyne, in the north east of England. I have had a fair ammount of attention from friends, and people I meet at uni, who most seem offended at the fact I abstain from something they eat, it's strange how folk react, although alot of people after discussion respect my view, and some discuss the possibility mainly of them becoming vegetarian, which I always encourage. I love being Vegan, I am a keen cook, and so cook all of my meals fresh, avoiding anything artificial, and as long as i cook at home I can have a variety of delicious meals. The problem is eating out when socialising, there is one cafe within around 50 miles that caters for Vegans, so generally I have to have garden salads when out. I study nursing, and love interacting with people. I read alot of philosophy, and love the outdoors, cycling, climbing, walking, anything involving nature. I am also a

musician, I write and record music, and that is just about me in a nutshell. Is anyone in the group from the UK, or even the north of England? How is veganism in the states, are establishments more accesibile? Thanks for your welcomes, Nath

[Guest guest]

Hey my name is amanda, i am a 21year old student about to start my

fourth year of a fine arts degree in Auckland New Zealand. I am amazed

that some people on here have never met another vegan, I think there

are an unusually high proportion of vegetarians and vegans at art

school though, possibly helped by the fact we have an amazing vegan

cafe run by haere krishna harvey he is awesome!

I have only been vegetarian for 6months and vegan for two of those. I

was bought up on a sheep and beef farm in the country, my father is a

keen hunter and fisherman but is very accepting of me and respects my

descision to abstain from meat YAY!

[Guest guest]

welcome and greetings amanda

new zealand eh? can you send me a hobbit?

 

fraggle

"broughtskin" Jan 8, 2009 3:16 PM Re: introduction

 

 

 

Hey my name is amanda, i am a 21year old student about to start my fourth year of a fine arts degree in Auckland New Zealand. I am amazed that some people on here have never met another vegan, I think there are an unusually high proportion of vegetarians and vegans at art school though, possibly helped by the fact we have an amazing vegan cafe run by haere krishna harvey he is awesome!I have only been vegetarian for 6months and vegan for two of those. I was bought up on a sheep and beef farm in the country, my father is a keen hunter and fisherman but is very accepting of me and respects my descision to abstain from meat YAY!

 

 

 

 

"Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?"

[Guest guest]

Hi Amanda

 

Welcome to Vegan Chat. It is good you have a Hare Krishna cafe on your

campus.

 

Jo

 

, " broughtskin " <broughtskin

wrote:

>

> Hey my name is amanda, i am a 21year old student about to start my

> fourth year of a fine arts degree in Auckland New Zealand. I am

amazed

> that some people on here have never met another vegan, I think there

> are an unusually high proportion of vegetarians and vegans at art

> school though, possibly helped by the fact we have an amazing vegan

> cafe run by haere krishna harvey he is awesome!

> I have only been vegetarian for 6months and vegan for two of those.

I

> was bought up on a sheep and beef farm in the country, my father is

a

> keen hunter and fisherman but is very accepting of me and respects

my

> descision to abstain from meat YAY!

>

[Guest guest]

Hey Amanda!

 

That's really cool that you have so many vegetarians and vegans in

arts school and you have a good place to eat. Unfortunately, I must

be in a very bad spot for vegans because I haven't even seen an

especially vegetarian restaurant =[

I think you'll find it easier going from vegetarian to vegan, I spent

a whole 6 months before taking the next step!

 

Rach.

 

 

 

Hi Amanda

 

Welcome to Vegan Chat. It is good you have a Hare Krishna cafe on your

campus.

 

Jo

 

, " broughtskin " <broughtskin

wrote:

>

> Hey my name is amanda, i am a 21year old student about to start my

> fourth year of a fine arts degree in Auckland New Zealand. I am

amazed

> that some people on here have never met another vegan, I think there

> are an unusually high proportion of vegetarians and vegans at art

> school though, possibly helped by the fact we have an amazing vegan

> cafe run by haere krishna harvey he is awesome!

> I have only been vegetarian for 6months and vegan for two of those.

I

> was bought up on a sheep and beef farm in the country, my father is

a

> keen hunter and fisherman but is very accepting of me and respects

my

> descision to abstain from meat YAY!

>

[Guest guest]

yeah thats amazing amanda, lucky you. I ahve to settle for a rotten

fruit salad at northumbria uni, it really is terrible. Thats cool that

you have grown up on an animal farm and made a decision to go vegan,

what was your testimony as a figure of speach? and i'd like to say

thank you to all of the group for your warm welcome, it's so reasuring

to know you guys all exist. Its interesting that there are a higher

level of vegans on an art degree, I sometimes think that a creative,

sensitive soul is more inclinded to spot the attrocities to animals

first, thanks to there insight into human emotion, and i geuss there

honesty. I myself personally am an extremely sensitive guy, who is very

creative, and full of passion, and this nature of mine leads to my

stand against things I see as ethical wrong doings, the negative side

is it also leads to depression, being so sensitive, but I would rather

be an extremely sensitive, and thus caring, and have a respectful

appreciaition for the natural world, than a level headed, passive

being, who not only can add to world problems, but also do little to

help, other than helping the economy, sorry for sounding a little

preachey, I just got back from climbing and the adrenaline is still

running, wish you all a great week guys, Nath

[Guest guest]

Hi Amanda and welcome from the other side of the world.

 

Peter vv

 

 

 

 

"broughtskin" <broughtskin Sent: Thursday, 8 January, 2009 11:16:55 PM Re: introduction

 

Hey my name is amanda, i am a 21year old student about to start my fourth year of a fine arts degree in Auckland New Zealand. I am amazed that some people on here have never met another vegan, I think there are an unusually high proportion of vegetarians and vegans at art school though, possibly helped by the fact we have an amazing vegan cafe run by haere krishna harvey he is awesome!I have only been vegetarian for 6months and vegan for two of those. I was bought up on a sheep and beef farm in the country, my father is a keen hunter and fisherman but is very accepting of me and respects my descision to abstain from meat YAY!

[Guest guest]

Hi Nath My name is Adam I'm from California but what ever part of the world I'm in, finding a good vegan meal or even a personwho understands what a vegan is very difficult. I find that the people might make going out to eat easier are the managers of the restaurantor if you can find a waiter who happens to be at least a vegetarian they might make a suggestion. Probably your best bet is research a restaurant online find there 800 # and askthem what your choices are let them know how much you frequent the restaurant.Good LuckAdam"aholeinmyheart" <aholeinmyheart Sent: Wednesday, January 7, 2009 2:39:13 PM Re: introduction

 

well I am 22, and live near Newcastle upon tyne, in the north east of

England. I have had a fair ammount of attention from friends, and

people I meet at uni, who most seem offended at the fact I abstain from

something they eat, it's strange how folk react, although alot of

people after discussion respect my view, and some discuss the

possibility mainly of them becoming vegetarian, which I always

encourage. I love being Vegan, I am a keen cook, and so cook all of my

meals fresh, avoiding anything artificial, and as long as i cook at

home I can have a variety of delicious meals. The problem is eating out

when socialising, there is one cafe within around 50 miles that caters

for Vegans, so generally I have to have garden salads when out. I study

nursing, and love interacting with people. I read alot of philosophy,

and love the outdoors, cycling, climbing, walking, anything involving

nature. I am also a musician, I write and record music, and that is

just about me in a nutshell. Is anyone in the group from the UK, or

even the north of England? How is veganism in the states, are

establishments more accesibile? Thanks for your welcomes, Nath

[Guest guest]

time to get together with some local vegetarians/vegans and open one!

rachmine Jan 9, 2009 4:28 AM Re: introduction

 

 

 

Hey Amanda!That's really cool that you have so many vegetarians and vegans in arts school and you have a good place to eat. Unfortunately, I must be in a very bad spot for vegans because I haven't even seen an especially vegetarian restaurant =[ I think you'll find it easier going from vegetarian to vegan, I spent a whole 6 months before taking the next step!Rach.Hi AmandaWelcome to Vegan Chat. It is good you have a Hare Krishna cafe on yourcampus.Jo , "broughtskin" <broughtskinwrote:>> Hey my name is amanda, i am a 21year old student about to start my> fourth year of a fine arts degree in Auckland New Zealand. I amamazed> that some people on here have never met another vegan, I think there> are an unusually high proportion of vegetarians and vegans at art> school though, possibly helped by the fact we have an amazing vegan> cafe run by haere krishna harvey he is awesome!> I have only been vegetarian for 6months and vegan for two of those.I> was bought up on a sheep and beef farm in the country, my father isa> keen hunter and fisherman but is very accepting of me and respectsmy> descision to abstain from meat YAY!>

 

 

 

 

"Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?"

[Guest guest]

Hello. I'm in a similar boat, also 37 and my son is 5.5yrs old and has

a milk protein allergy, too - so we ended up 'here' (vegan) for much

the same reason as you (oh, our son still has reactions to milk when

we get something that snuck in - from us not making it or not asking

about that one bagel that one time we thought we'd be ok if we didn't

ask...ugh).

We also started out like you, except I never liked eggs, but kind of

tolerated them. Starting into my second year egg free (well, this past

Nov. it was a full year!). My son and spouse like eggs, but rarely eat

them at home, because I 'forget' to pick them up (ha ha) - because

I'm happy to not have them in our diet and I do almost all the grocery

shopping. Heh.

 

We stopped having milk at all in the house as we just felt it wasn't

fair to him if we had stuff he couldn't have (and I didn't even want

to plant a seed next to anything remotely resembling short order

cook...) and so we chose to just stop with the dairy all together

since he was about 2 (we tried to re-introduce it every so often, as

suggested by our Dr...but we just didn't like doing that, for how it

made him feeland now - a year or so ago we had an allergist tell us to

try giving him some and to log his reactions,etc and I just refused

and never went back to them because that's not why I was there...we

were happy w/no dairy and it's not like his reactions are only just

physical, they also severely impact his mood/attitude on top of him

being physically ill - I just needed/wanted verification/etc for

school when he was going to start last fall. There is no way I would

purposefully do that to him - since he has such an issue if it's a

trace ammt - like we can't use SILK soymilk anymore because they do

process on the same equipment - and I think their soy LIVE yogurt is

all cultured on milk - maybe it was another brand, we tried, but I

somehow missed that part - but I grow more wary of things processed

on equipment shared with milk for how that stuff all makes him act

depending on how much cross contamination happens -some stuff has been

ok though, but it seems hit or miss much of the time).

 

Sorry for the ramble, but I totally can understand where you're coming

from on the milk allergy side of things. I guess in short, now that

I've rambled on, we went vegan because it was so much easier with the

allergy than being vegetarian (since nearly every vegetarian dish I've

seen has cheese or milk in it somewhere, but it's not the case with

vegan stuff).

 

We also don't tend to go out to eat in places, because most folks

figure that vegetarian dishes must include cheese of some kind. We are

lucky to be in a place where there are vegan options at some places

(usually Asian restaurants tend to be ok in our experience, though we

do have a few lovely vegan restaurants in the city that we have gone

to, and a few we've never made it to!).

 

Welcome!

Missie

 

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 4:24 PM, flwrchldme1971

<a_new_dawn wrote:

> Hello. I am a 37 year old mom of a vegan toddler. She has a milk

> allergy, so her diet is milk-free by necessity. I've been a vegetarian

> for 8 years, and I went vegan when she started wanting to eat the same

> things I did. My husband is not vegetarian, but eats the vegan meals I

> cook at home and also eats mostly dairy-free. I am not a strict vegan

> because I don't fret if there is something like a little butter or egg

> in my meal at a restaurant. At home though, I never use dairy or eggs.

> However, we go out to eat very rarely because I love to cook and in

> our area, they seem to put butter on everything.

>

> - Dawn

>

>

 

 

 

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[Guest guest]

Sometimes Meetup.com has vegan groups in your area. Depending on the

area.

 

 

, " rachmine " <rach-mine wrote:

>

> it's that uncommon not to have met another vegan since vegans are

> such a minority. I've been a vegan for over one and a half years and

> I haven't met another vegan either.

>

> Rach.

>

>

[Guest guest]

Does this mean that your parents made the choice for you or that you

made that decision as a child and that your parents were supportive?

 

I'm curious.

 

Anouk

 

 

, " homesofbears " <shopliftall

wrote:

>

> Hello everyone!

>

> I have been a vegan for 8 years now, 9 yrs on March 20th!

>

> I am 21 years old and reside in Orange County California. I think OC

> has some pretty awesome vegan restaurants, if not, then some of the

best.

>

> I look forward to veg conversation with you all!

>

[Guest guest]

hello, greetings, and welcome

behind the Orange Curtain eh? which suburban helll do you reside in? what is your fave vegan restaurant in the area?

cheers

fraggle

homesofbears Jan 12, 2009 12:42 PM Introduction

 

 

 

Hello everyone!I have been a vegan for 8 years now, 9 yrs on March 20th! :)I am 21 years old and reside in Orange County California. I think OChas some pretty awesome vegan restaurants, if not, then some of the best. I look forward to veg conversation with you all!

 

 

 

 

"Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?"

[Guest guest]

hello and welcome

i'm sure lotsa folks here would be happy to convey their thoughts, ideas, and well wishes

cheers

fraggle

veggiemomma4 Jan 12, 2009 1:51 PM Introduction

 

 

 

Hi! I am a 24 year old Mom of two little ones plus my other babies-2 papillons,1 kitty and 4 hermit crabs(which I got before I knew "how" they are basically stolen from their natural homes....)and wife to my amazing but omnivore husband. I have been vegan for almost 1 year (Feb) and couldn't be happier with my choice to live compassionately.Any advice on how to live in a "mixed" household would be appreciated. I am pretty alone in my vegan journey : )

 

 

 

 

"Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?"

[Guest guest]

Hi - Welcome to the group.

 

Jo

 

 

-

homesofbears

Monday, January 12, 2009 8:42 PM

Introduction

 

 

Hello everyone!I have been a vegan for 8 years now, 9 yrs on March 20th! :)I am 21 years old and reside in Orange County California. I think OChas some pretty awesome vegan restaurants, if not, then some of the best. I look forward to veg conversation with you all!

[Guest guest]

Hello

 

Welcome to Vegan Chat.

 

Jo

 

 

-

veggiemomma4

Monday, January 12, 2009 9:51 PM

Introduction

 

 

Hi! I am a 24 year old Mom of two little ones plus my other babies-2 papillons,1 kitty and 4 hermit crabs(which I got before I knew "how" they are basically stolen from their natural homes....)and wife to my amazing but omnivore husband. I have been vegan for almost 1 year (Feb) and couldn't be happier with my choice to live compassionately.Any advice on how to live in a "mixed" household would be appreciated. I am pretty alone in my vegan journey : )

[Guest guest]

HI-

 

I grew up, went to elementary school, junior high school, high

school, and college in Corona del Mar, California, which was just a little

village in Newport Beach at the time (I’m 57 years old on January 28). The

city of Irvine had not even been incorporated yet. Welcome to our house. J

 

Cyn

 

 

 

 

On Behalf Of homesofbears

Monday, January 12, 2009 3:42 PM

 

Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone!

 

I have been a vegan for 8 years now, 9 yrs on March 20th!

 

I am 21 years old and reside in Orange County California. I think OC

has some pretty awesome vegan restaurants, if not, then some of the best.

 

I look forward to veg conversation with you all!

[Guest guest]

along the same vein....i was found under a hop vine in Torrance....spent a lot of summers in Brea (and for Blake, Valley Center...)

lived in Huntington Beach from '86 to '89..and went to Goldent West College for a bit...

fraggle

CKG Jan 13, 2009 5:35 AM RE: Introduction

 

 

 

 

 

HI-

 

I grew up, went to elementary school, junior high school, high school, and college in Corona del Mar, California, which was just a little village in Newport Beach at the time (I’m 57 years old on January 28). The city of Irvine had not even been incorporated yet. Welcome to our house. J

 

Cyn

 

 

 

On Behalf Of homesofbearsMonday, January 12, 2009 3:42 PM Subject: Introduction

 

 

 

 

Hello everyone!I have been a vegan for 8 years now, 9 yrs on March 20th! :)I am 21 years old and reside in Orange County California. I think OChas some pretty awesome vegan restaurants, if not, then some of the best. I look forward to veg conversation with you all!

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Will we ever get to the point that we realize that we will be more secure when the rest of the world isn't living in poverty just so we can have nice running shoes?"