My name’s Rachel, and I’m almost 23 years old. Just graduated college with a Bachelor’s in American Cultural Studies. I’ve been vegan since 2010 and vegetarian since 2008. I grew up in Southern Utah but now I’m up in Northwest Washington state and love both places.
I went vegetarian because my friend told me about how animals raised for meat are treated. Then I started the transition to veganism after seeing the egg-factory scene in Baraka. Now I’m committed to nonviolence and I hope to make the world a compassionate place. I dream of opening someplace kind of like the Gentle Barn, where people and animals can rescue each other. I am a Christian, and was raised as a Mormon. I’m the only vegetarian, let alone vegan, in my family, but I hope someday I can help others make the change when they’re ready.
my blog: http://lfeden.blogspot.com
http://raemanzu.tumblr.com
