More About Me

Reasons why I prefer to eat vegetarian or vegan:
When I was a teenager, it was an idealistic move on my part. These days, I can't imagine eating any other way.

I joined HappyCow Members Community because:
I figure my excessive travel means I can make useful contributions.

Here are some places I've been that I liked... and places that I would like to visit one day:
Japan turned out to be much more vegan-friendly than you could possibly imagine, and I had a fabulous time there. I ate loads and lost weight! I will be back. I'd like to visit more than the airport at Hong Kong one day, and I've never been to anywhere in Africa yet.

Some of my favorite veg*n foods include:
Shoujin Ryouri - the cuisine of Zen Buddhist temples - is the bestest food in the world, but sometimes a large plate of stodge is just the thing.

Here are some books, movies, magazines, and my favorites that I would recommend to other HappyCow members:
Veggy! Steady! Go!, as long as you can read enough Japanese (not that much required).