I am Elianne, a 20 year old nursing student from Amsterdam and vegan since 2017.
When I was little one of my favourite dishes was chicken leg with applesauce. I never thought more of it than just a tasty meal. Never questioned where it came from or what effect eating it would have on me and the world. I even believed it was unhealthy to follow a vegetarian diet since my two veggie friends were sick more than me (which really doesn’t mean anything).
My name is Teodora but everyone calls me Teddy. I grew up in Amsterdam, I am 19 years old and I study BSc Gezondheid en Leven (Health and Life Sciences) at the Vrije Universiteit (VU) in Amsterdam.
My vegan journey started at the end of 2015/beginning of 2016. The reason: Cowspiracy. I was blown away by what kind of effect animal agriculture has on our environment, so I immediately decided to go from eating animal products to only eating plants. I basically went vegan overnight.
My name is Anina Troya, I am doing my master in Information Studies: Data Science at UvA.
I come from Caracas, Venezuela. I grew up in a society ruled by an oppressive regime where abuse of power was the norm. I was raised in a disassociated environment and witnessed the suffering and injustices perpetrated on defenseless citizens. I learned that it is a duty to speak up against tyranny, especially when the victim doesn’t have a voice.
I went vegan for the animals. I have resented the idea of murdering individuals for my taste sensation since I was a little kid.
I am Irene, a psychology student from Italy, co-founder of VSA Amsterdam.
When I was a kid I was taught to respect who had less power than me, but for a long time I didn’t realize that eating meat and animal products I was not respecting this principle. I used to believe in justice referring to human beings only. I actually did not care about vegetarianism at all and I also remember I thought vegan people were kind of extreme.
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