this is my story... i am 20 years old and live in new zealand...

i had been gradually phasing out meat and developing a taste for the foods
that are now staple. i went vegetarian on the 25 of may and made a complete
conversion about this time last month. it is really bringing out the chef
in me, and i love spicy foods. i am much like a gumbo chef, where
everything just goes in the pot (I use a rice cooker). this week i have
been into cabbage, broc, cauli, tofu and chickpea masala with brown rice, i
tell ya, it was so hot it brought tears to my nose.

i have alot more energy at times, but still have an inner ear condition i
hope will clear up.

people think it is amazing that i can live this lifestyle, they think its
hard, but its not really. they admit to the benefits but are unwilling to
break away from their love of meat.