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From:	Stephanie (82.46.172.176)
Subject:	Re: Raw vegan , 20 year old female, from England living in Sweden! Seeks penpals!
Date:	October 31, 2009 at 3:48 pm PST

In Reply to: Raw vegan , 20 year old female, from England living in Sweden! Seeks penpals! posted by Sarah Buck on October 10, 2009 at 8:47 am:

Dear Sarah!

Thank you for your lovely message. You sound like a warm and open minded young woman; exactly who I was looking for!

I am a 20 year old aspiring raw vegan, originally from London but studying at the University of Birmingham at the moment. I'm in my second year studying English and Drama - you said you enjoy reading books and that has always been something I loved - hence me studying literature now. It's coincidental you are living in Sweden as my best friend at university is Swedish and studying English and French - I have learnt a little about Swedish culture in the last year, and I am surprised at how ignorant I was as to what an influence they have had on so many different areas of culture, from food to - Ikea!

I really love animals and I always have - I just find all of nature and its children so beautiful (humans included) . I have a dog (a chocolate labrador) who is my substitute child (!) and I love horseriding when I can do it. I love being outside and in nature - it is where I feel most alive. The summer just past, I went to Spain for 5 weeks where I completed a walk called the 'Camino de Santiago' and walked 500 miles across the whole of Northern Spain. It was my second time and it is an incredible to do. You meet many people on a journey of a lifetime...

I 'discovered' raw food about a year ago. It made so much sense to me, instantly, and I could not help be convinced and fascinated by it. But transitioning is not as easy as I assumed it would be. I tend to follow it for a week or two and then fall off - I do feel the benefits, but it is truly a matter of creating a deep inner conviction that you are right. Because there are still doubts that lurk within me; I don't believe them, but I will feel as if I am the only one trying to make this massive shift and wake up to the truth. At the moment I just want to be wholly committed to myself, and believe that what I'm doing is right, regardless of what everyone around me thinks is right. I want to take this path in peace, and not as an isolated warrior! In a university environment I really do feel as if I am the only one!

Well, I have realised that I need friends along this path because I believe it could be incredible, with whom I can share this journey

So, if you would like to contact me, please do :)

Take care xxx

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