: About Me

I am a student of life, a mountain hiker, a deep cold stream. I love beauty, though I'm not always sure what either Love or Beauty are. I hold an undergraduate degree in History and Theatre from a university in the western USA. I currently live and work in Belfast, Northern Ireland. When I grow up I want to be a beat poet. My hobbies and interests include running, horseback riding, teaching, holding hands, puddle-jumping, and spending endless hours throwing a stick for my dog.

My passion is ...

telling and listening to stories.

I know too much about ...

weather patterns.

My parents always told me ...

"you should be a lawyer."

My childhood ambition ...

to be a veterinarian.

My favorite memory ...

burying my face in my horse's mane after a long ride.

Why I write ...

because I can't not.

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Benny Goodman jazz.

My first job ...

wrangler at a summer horse camp.

My best moment ...

every moment I'm in love.

My inspiration ...

the gentle urging in my heart that pushes me ever onward.

Travel > Travel Planning & Advice The difficulties encountered by the vegetarian traveler

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In the past eight years, since I stopped eating meat, I have been keeping a mental list of bad places to be a vegetarian. Montana, Mississippi, and Jordan are top of that list, with Northern Ireland (and much of the UK) not far behind. Much of the standard restaurant fare in these areas is based around meat burgers in Montana, Cajun barbecue in Mississippi, lamb shworma in Jordan, fish and chips in the UK. Nonetheless, it is still possible to visit any of these places, have a good time, eat healthily, and never put something in your mouth that was once alive. As a general rule, vegetarians...

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