Hi from Eugene, OR

[Belladonna]

Hi everyone. I came across the RAW diet/lifestyle for the first time last Nov. My mom came home from work all excited that she met some guy named Egor Boutenko and told me all about how him and his family only ate things that weren't cooked! How could this be?! He'd given her the Raw Family book as a gift and we read through it the next night, after hearing about how healthy these people were from this diet I knew I had to try it! So the next day I swore off all processed food in my kitchen and went on a grocery shopping spree buying all things I could find that were actually raw - i.e new greens I'd never heard of before let alone tried, lots of veggies, Bragg's dressings, dried dates etc.
It immediately worked great for me. I first came across this site about 7 months ago, and perused through it for a bit. I don't know why I didn't sign up or keep checking back, because now I find it soooo helpful!!

I am 16 yrs old, have an alaskan husky named Ivan, a calico kitten and a bearded dragon lizard. I love to live and want to be as healthy as I can so as to be able to experience life all the more! I am extremely sporadic. I love tattoos and piercings and self expression whatever that may mean to u.

And I love all you people here for being into the raw lifestyle as well. You all rock! :D

[spicyfull]

I wish you everything you need to Stay RAW............Welcome to MY World.

[Frugal Raw]

Welcome!! I wish you the best of rawesome health!!

[jacsam]

It was fun to read about how you and your mom started the raw and living food lifestyle. This really is a fun and great site to learn from. Our family has a dog (Cody), two finches (Blanch and Helga) and a Baita fish (Mr. Knightly). I can't say that I'm into tattoos and piercings but like you and your mom.....I love raw and living foods. It's sooo great to have you here.....I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Welcome!

[kidkid]

welcome! It's so cool that you're getting excited about food and health and life, and that's a really neat discovery story. Is your mom trying out raw too? I'm trying to get my mom to give raw a try. She's interested, but she still loves meat. Have you been able to get any tattoos? I think the age minimum at professional places is 18 right? I got my first one last year and i'm designing my next one soon. :)

[kelane]

Hey Belladonna, i'm also from oregon and we are close in age. I've very recently started raw. Its a challenge, its pretty unconventional where I live. But I wish you the best of luck!