World Vegan Day

[Flake]

Hi everyone! My name is Taylor, been living in Melbourne for a year and a half now and I'm entering my last stretch of converting from a lacto vegetarian diet to a primarily vegan diet (not going complete for a few reason), so I thought joining in on an online vegan community might help me make the last push towards my goals.

I'm looking to attend some of the Melbourne vegan gatherings in the near future too! Haven't been to many of the local vege/vegan haunts yet so hopefully this'll get me out to them And of course to meet as many of you as possible!

Also liking all the threads on where to locate different vegan foods, lots of things I've been meaning to test out just haven't been able to find!

I don't really have an issue with family or friends having difficulty with my newish diet (my mother always cooked more vegetarian meals then animal-based ones, west coast US hippie that she is), though I do live with three friends who are what I'd call above-average consumers of animal products. This is more of a trial for me then for them of course, though it's really easy to feel better by simply reminding myself how much healthier, financially more viable, sustainable, environmentally friendly and ethical my diet is when compared theirs! Many a times my mantra has become 'at least I'm not the one eating it'.

[silverfire]

Welcome to the forum Flake!

You haven't been to many of the veggie haunts yet? Oohh, you're gonna be impressed!

Check out this page for all the completely veg restaurants in Vic:

http://www.vnv.org.au/site/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=73&Itemid=85

Soooo goood!