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I have a problem, for me at least. I’m 14, I’ve wanted to be meat free since I was 6 or so and I’ve been vegetarian since January 1st. I’ve been considering going Vegan for some while also. My problem is I really like food. I mean really like food. Julia Child is one of my favorite people ever. I can handle here in America not eating cheese, milk, and such, but I want to travel, one day, around the world. Basically I want to know 1) how much of the food from other cultures will I miss out on and 2) in a family full the complete opposite of vegans how can I still enjoy my favorite foods (mac and cheese for instance) if I become a Vegan.
I’m aware that being a Vegan will mean having to sacrificing some international foods btw.
I’ve known a few vegans and vegetarians, particularly a professor of mine whose specialty involved ethnic foods. Normally she would never eat meat, but when it came down to visiting other countries and sampling foods for those areas she was willing to eat meat containing foods. For her it was a matter of exploring the local culture. You (hopefully) chose to be vegan based on your own ideals, not what other people were going to think. It is entirely up to you whether to do the same as my professor by being a practicing vegan with the exception of trying other ethnic foods to explore the culture. Remember it is your diet, not the person’s who would throw a fit because you call yourself a vegan but are willing to make exceptions.
Before I post this question, I want to make one thing clear: this is just for fun! Please don’t take this too seriously, I’m not trying to say that everyone fits into some sort of label. I just want to get your opinion. Okay.
I’m 15 years old, 5’5 with dark brown hair, thick bangs, blue eyes, and pale skin. I kind of look like that Zooey Deschanel girl.
I love to watch Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Star Trek, Monk, and Family Guy.
My favorite music includes The Beatles, The Smiths, Morrisey, Simon and Garfunkel, the Arctic Monkeys, and She&Him. However, I’m not one of those teenagers who think that because they listen to old music, they are automatically respected and cool. I just enjoy that kind of music.
I love to paint, I love to wear/make vintage dresses, I’m a strict vegan and I am also agnostic. My dream is to travel the world and take pictures of foreign lands and experience exciting things. I also LOVE my record player!
I love to read and I love intellectual conversations, but I also love conversations about really shallow things like clothes and hair
I am a huge dreamer, I love to dance in the rain, and I try not to “fit in” I’m just myself. I love my friends. And I don’t think I really fit many stereotypes, but if you HAD to pin one on me, what would it be? Thanks!
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1. Going to the Mall to see the clothes in the store LOVE CULTURE !!
2. Going to trader Joes to get a vegan snack
3. Going to the movies when they have a movie out worth seeing (1- 2 times per year because of my limited taste)
4. Getting a frozen yogurt
If I had more $ , I’d actually travel and go on vacations and cruises and explore the world for a hobby, stay in hotels, and go on flights.
I would go to Andy B’s bowling alley and go go-karting for 5 bucks.
or hold a seance with a group of friends,
or go skateboarding,
or mall hop and look for hot people.
talk to dicc from hottopic,
go running!
watch a movie at home with a guy.
balloon fight!
money=
SHOPPING.
MOVIES
FUNPARK
ARCADE
With the help of an answerer on here, I have fixed the grammar. I still need help on how to shorten it though! Please give me tips on how I can make this shorter, to only about 14 lines long.
Growing up in the spectacular city of Auckland, Katerina was exposed to nature and its beauty at a very young age. She loved all sorts of creatures, big and small, and sometimes preferred them over humans. Kat’s family had always been vegetarian, but she stepped it up a notch: she became a vegan. She got involved in taking care of the environment Her friends in New Zealand had only one thing on their minds: boys. And though Kat was an ordinary girl, she never thought much of boys, love or relationships. She soon outgrew her friends. She had bigger things on her mind like traveling, learning and exploring. Kat wanted to become a sponge absorbing as much knowledge as she possibly could. Kat’s desire was always to go above and beyond. She became “too smart” for her friends and the students in her school. Her parents told her she needed a change. They decided to let her go on a journey anywhere she wanted. Being born into an affluent family had its perks for Kat. So away she went, innocent and all, visiting country after country, gathering more and more knowledge about the world. Despite visiting so many places, she never learned anything bad. She still saw the world as a warm and friendly place. It’s hard traveling on your own with no one to guide you, but not for Kat. She had something greater than a tour guide: she had knowledge, her most prized possession. Once she was old enough, she went back to Auckland and said farewell to her parents and her few friends. After visiting almost every country, she told them that she was going to settle in London, where she felt the most at home. It was hard getting acquainted at first, she had never lived on her own. Her parents had bestowed so much freedom upon her that she didn’t know what to do with it. You see, Kat might be book-smart, but she’s quite ignorant in everything else. You would think that after traveling the world, she would have picked up some skills here and there, but she hadn’t. Living in London has been the most challenging thing for her. Everyone knows you can’t rely on your knowledge if it isn’t getting you what you want. Like friends, a boyfriend or even a career. There are more things to discover, and there is a life outside of books. No matter how much she tries to conform to her new lifestyle, she will always be that naïve little girl that she was known for back in Auckland. And maybe she isn’t so smart after all…
Thanks!
I would like to make this a little shorter, it’s too long for a “character description”. I want it to be only 13-14 lines long. Also, if I can add/take out something to make it fun to read, please let me know!
**This is not for school, it’s for a story I’m writing for a friend**
Growing up in the spectacular city of Auckland, Katerina was exposed to nature and it’s beauty at a very young age. She loved all sorts of creatures, big and small, and sometimes preferred them over humans. Kat’s family had always been vegetarian, but she stepped it up a notch — she became a vegan. She got involved in taking care of the environment and soon outgrew her friends. Her friends in New Zealand had only one thing on their minds: boys. And though Kat was an ordinary girl, she never thought much of boys or love or relationships. She had bigger things on her mind. Like traveling, learning, exploring. Kat wanted to become like a sponge, soaking in as much knowledge as she possibly could. Kat’s desire was always to go above and beyond. She became “too smart” for her friends and the students in her school. Her parents told her she needed a change. They decided to let her go on a journey. Anywhere she wanted, for as long as she wanted. Being born into an affluent family had its perks for Kat. So away she went, innocent and all, visiting country after country, gathering more and more knowledge about the world. Despite everywhere she went, she never picked up any bad habits or ways of speaking. It’s hard traveling on your own with no one to guide you, but for Kat, it wasn’t. She had something greater than a tour guide, she had knowledge. And her knowledge is her most prized possession. Once she was old enough, she went back to Auckland and said farewell to her parents and her few friends. After visiting almost every country, she told them that she was going to settle in London, where she felt the most at home. It was hard getting acquainted at first, she had never lived on her own. Her parents had bestowed so much freedom upon her that she didn’t know what to do with it. You see, Kat might be book-smart, but she’s quite ignorant in everything else. You would think that after traveling the world, she would have picked up some skills here and there, but she didn’t. Living in London has been the most challenging thing ever for her. Everyone knows you can’t rely on your knowledge if it isn’t getting you what you want. Like friends, a boyfriend, a even a career. There are more things to discover, and there is a life outside of books. No matter how much Kat will try to conform to her new lifestyle, she will always be that naïve little girl that she was known for back in Auckland. And maybe she isn’t so smart after all. . .
Thanks!
Growing up in the spectacular city of Auckland, Katerina was exposed to nature and it’s [the possessive form of "it" is "its", not "it's"] beauty at a very young age. She loved all sorts of creatures, big and small,[instead of had always been, say were] and sometimes preferred them over humans [or preferred them to humans]. Kat’s family had always been vegetarian,[instead of had always been, say were] but she stepped it up a notch — [M dashes are weak punctuation, use a colon here
] she became a vegan. She got involved in taking care of the environment[started to take care of] and soon outgrew her friends [soon outgrew her friends would be better placed after explaining that her friends had only boys on their minds]. Her friends in New Zealand[in NZ = unnecessary] had only one thing on their minds: boys. And though Kat was an ordinary girl, she never thought much of boys or love or relationships [or 'boys, love or relationships]. She had bigger things on her mind. Like traveling, learning, exploring [this sentence doesn't stand alone, so it should be part of the preceding sentence (she had bigger things...) I know you're going for a pacey tone but it'll work just as well with a comma and be grammatically correct too 
] [I prefer 'travelling, learning and exploring' but it's up to you 
]. Kat wanted to become like a sponge[just 'become a sponge' would do], soaking in [soaking up/absorbing] as much knowledge as she possibly could. Kat’s desire was always to go above and beyond.[redundant sentence, you can remove it - already explained elsewhere] She became “too smart” for her friends and the students in her school. Her parents told her she needed a change. They decided to let her go on a journey. Anywhere she wanted, for as long as she wanted[could shorten to: 'Her parents decided she needed a change, and allowed her to go on a journey][again, this sentence doesn't stand alone]. Being born into an affluent family had its [see, you got the right possessive form here! :') ] perks for Kat. So away she went, innocent and all, visiting country after country, gathering more and more knowledge about the world. Despite everywhere she went [Despite visiting so many places], she never picked up any bad habits or ways of speaking[rephrase 'ways of speaking']. It’s hard traveling on your own with no one to guide you, but for Kat, it wasn’t[or just 'but not for Kat'. She had something greater than a tour guide, [or colon]she had knowledge. And her knowledge is[was] her most prized possession[doesn't stand alone]. Once she was old enough, she went back to Auckland and said farewell to her parents and her few friends. After visiting almost every country, she told them that she was going to settle in London, where she felt the most at home. It was hard getting acquainted at first, she had never lived on her own. Her parents had bestowed so much freedom upon her that she didn’t know what to do with it. You see, Kat might be book-smart, but she’s quite ignorant in everything else. You would think that after traveling the world, she would have picked up some skills here and there, but she didn’t [tense clash: she would have picked up... but she HADn't]. Living in London has been the most challenging thing ever for her[again, confusing tense here ALSO can be removed]. Everyone knows you can’t rely on your knowledge if it isn’t getting you what you want.[this sentence doesn't make much sense anyway and can be removed]. Like friends, a boyfriend, a even a career[typo here: 'a even a career'. There are more things to discover, and there is a life outside of books. No matter how much Kat will try [another tense thing: how about 'No matter how much she tries'] to conform to her new lifestyle, she will always be that naïve little girl that she was known for back in Auckland. And maybe she isn’t so smart after all…
Whilst it’s true, contrary to popular belief, that starting a sentence with ‘and’ is perfectly acceptable, it still shouldn’t be overused. Again, I’m aware you’re trying to give the story pace and excitement, but don’t overdo things or the reader will notice.
Other than that, and a few small errors, pretty good! I want to know what happens next, so you’ve accomplished what you need
These, along with the original corrections, should shorten it a little!