Another Intro

[Guest guest]

It is very cool to read everyone's short veggie/vegan

bios. Here's mine :-)

 

I'm a 29-year-old female who moved to SF in December

2001 after living on the East Coast for 12 years

(lived in Hell A from ages 3-16). I've been a

lacto-vegetarian since I was 13 years old, first

because of animal rights (I could tell you all the

vivisection issues backward and forward from all those

essays I wrote as a freshman in hs!). I at first was

including eggs and fish in my diet, but a year later,

I cut those out. Due to spiritual beliefs, I don't

completely shun milk products, but along the course of

my life, I have definitely decreased consumption to a

minimum--my main weakness is yogurt (kefir is the

best!). I prefer soy substitutes, otherwise.

 

In college, I got into sprouting, juicing, raw

fooding, occasional fasting, even dabbled in fruiting,

but right after I finished, all that went out the

window. I've always been a health food shopper though.

I'm not a stickler about organic stuff, but it's

preferable! :-)

 

When I first became veg, my parents absolutely flipped

out. Coming from Korea, they just couldn't figure it

out. Anyhow, by the grace of a power greater than us

all, eventually as the years passed my parents

admitted that because of me, they have drastically

reduced their meat intake. Talk about excellent! And

they're much more health conscious as well. And all

because of lil ole me *blush*

 

This group is great! I always find out such neat stuff

through announcements. Unfortunately, my lazy East

Coast butt hates to travel more than 30 min. by public

transport, so I honestly have not been able to attend

most of the gatherings. But that does not mean I'm not

there in spirit!

 

Caitanya

 

 

 

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