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j_vajgrt 26, Male
Fort Collins, CO
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Are you Vegetarian, Vegan or something else?
I'm a vegan mostly for ethical reasons, but the health and environmental aspects are also very important to me. I became a vegan after the first time that I was given information about the perils of factory farming. I had never given it much thought before I read these pamphlets (I got them at my local library, they were from Farm Sanctuary in Watkins Glen, NY). As soon as I read through them, I knew that I had no choice but to make drastic changes in my lifestyle. It's been the best decision that I've ever made, and I will never look back.
About Me:
I'm 26, and I'm only a Sophomore in college, so I'm a bit of an unconventional student. I got a late start with college because when I was younger, I was convinced that I was going to become a rock star. I spent several years playing music, but I've now decided that an education is extremely important. I just moved to Colorado to finish up my undergrad at CSU.

I love music. I know that everyone says this, but it really is my greatest passion. I still play guitar when I'm not busy with work and school, and I'm always trying to expand my music collection. I love talking to people about their artistic passions. Being physically active is very important to me. I go mountain biking as often as I can, I love hiking and running (especially trail running in the woods), and I play tennis. I'm a bit of an exercise junkie, I suppose.

I love all animals, especially cats. My cat Raja is pretty much my best friend. I know that's kinda weird, but it's true. I can be a bit introverted at times. I don't like going to bars like most of my friends that are my age. I'd much rather stay home and watch a movie or read a good book. I looooove Indian food. I'm also a big fan of most Asian cuisine, especially Thai and Indonesian. I also love to cook at home and try new things. I guess I just love food.
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My road to veganism

I grew up in the country in central Kansas. We always had dogs, indoor and outdoor cats, horses, goldfish, rabbits, gerbils, and even a possum for a brief time. I was definitely raised to be compassionate towards animals, but I never gave a second thought to eating the less fortunate species.

I used to be the worst kind of Omni. Looking back now, I'm pretty sure that I had meat, dairy or eggs at every meal of my life
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At 7:49pm on January 6, 2009, MaryAnne said…
Hi My husband and I have been vegans for almost 40 years now. It is nice to see that the world is catching up to us.
At 1:49pm on March 2, 2008, Eric Ekstrom said…
I can't wait for the day when my path turns toward the many pleasant goals I have set for myself to enjoy. I'm still encountering 'beginnings' and folks that only 'might' like to get more involved. One such turn almost began last week, when a vegetarian approached me to see if I'd be interested in talking about the BUEC.

I hope you're finding your 2008 path a lot more recognizable, a lot more meaningful and a lot more productive.

Peace.
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At 7:19pm on December 30, 2007, Cari said…
hi :)
At 9:58am on December 20, 2007, Yvonne said…
Hope you had a great birthday!
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At 7:48am on November 25, 2007, Nick said…
Hi
Its great you are going to become a nutritionist we need more vegan nutritionist. I just started a group you may be interested in called obtaining and maintaining optimum health add something or join if you like.
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Have a wonderful Thanksgiving. :)
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Friends, it's really important that the whole membership be aware of the following discussion here on fungevetarians.com: Click here >> www.tinyurl.com/32hm8h

Don't be left behind! Your input will directly affect the future of our budding community.

Not enough of the site membership is participating in this vital forum. WE NEED YOUR INPUT NOW! Please join in the creative group brainstorming & weigh in with your constructive feedback. We need to breathe new life into the site name change discussion, it's getting stale in there (no offense intended to the pro-active members who are graciously & actively brainstorming ~ it's simply that we need some new blood in the mix to open up the discussion more.) Come submit some fresh ideas! ... Otherwise we'll be stuck with a URL that makes us sound like a veggie dating site... yikes!

Please do your part to help get the word out ~ send a message to all your friends here at funveg! (Or whatever the heck our name is...!) We're solid in our identity as a thriving new community... we just haven't figured out what to call ourselves yet!

And while we're at it... please >> join the Veggie Connection group! The goal is for this group to become the biggest here on Veg*n Exchange, and to become the #1 group for interaction between members.

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