studying abroad in méxico

[iammicah]

hey everybody

Comments

[satinworship]

I'm not yelling at you - i've seen a lot of people in various communities say that they're going to break their veg*nism because of going to another country, and I don't understand why. Are you afraid you're going to offend someone by refusing their food?

[mindfulness]

I'm guessing the poster will be working with extremely poor people, the peasants, and often there's one meal and one meal only that everyone eats and no restaurant for miles and no bus for a couple of days.

I was on a boat in Brazil for a week and there was one soup and one soup only. No other food. You shoulda seen the stuff I pulled out of that soup, and gave to my appreciative fellow travellers. I still had the soup tho. I smuggled peanut butter on board but it ran out.

[movingon_x]

I doubt you'll find answers here...I remember at some point there being a community for ex vegetarians, I'd try and find that if I were you.

I also don't understand the reason why, especially why you'd actually eat meat instead of just breaking the strictness with dairy and eggs or something if you're worried about it being difficult, but to each their own and all.

[movingon_x]

I found that community, it seems to not have been updated for over a year but maybe some people are still lurking, there are also some links in the user info that could potentially help. exveg

[turnyourback]

nobody here would know how to answer your question because we're still vegan and not transitioning to eating meat. sorry, you lose.

[blackbyrus]

I think the plethora of answers given shows people do know how to answer the question.
When we're rude to each other, the community as a whole loses.

[99catsaway]

You lose due to rudeness.

[rootfive]

yeah, I don't think your preface did a lot to curry favor with community members. which wouldn't matter, except that you're asking advice on a sensitive topic. but I guess all the nasty responses can be used later as evidence of vegans' self-righteous dogmatism.

I knew a girl who was doing something similar in Mexico, and de-veganizing for the occasion. she didn't have much foresight, going straight to a fast food joint, buying a burger, throwing it up. suggesting it's better to introduce the foods gradually, and in small amounts. dairy will probably ravage your system for a while.

[iammicah]

haha yeah, that's not how i'm going to go about this. i'm not going to eat fast food--ever. and yeah, i'm kind of worried about dairy, in particular.

[fiercereaper]

Try using goat's milk and then working yourself up into cow. Probably be a lot more gentle on the tummy that way.

[quabazaa]

Is there no chance you could at least be a vegetarian??? I am sure they exist over there? My Mexican friend is still perplexed by my veganism, but she is happy to invite me over and cook for me.. I mean, it's your decision and all, but I would imagine that the transitioning could be quite difficult. I have no idea how I'd go about it.. especially if it's gonna make you feel sick

[perfiction]

love the icon. :D

[iammicah]

i have a friend who has done the program. he said that oftentimes, all his host family gave him for breakfast was a piece of meat in a bowl of water. and yes, i'm sure there are vegetarians in méxico, but i'm going to be living in communities of indigenous people who grow all of their own food and slaughter their own animals. it'd be one thing if i were in mexico city or something, but i won't be there.

[quabazaa]

Oh, I see. That's a tough one. I'm quite interested in working with those type of communities sometime myself... though honestly I couldn't bring myself to eat meat again. I hope it all goes well for you. Are you planning to try and eat as little meat as possible, or just accept everything given? Good luck...!