Thoughts about going Vegan

 Posted on March 27, 2013  |  7 minutes  |  1325 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

I was raised vegetarian and my family has been vegetarian for generations. When I was thirteen or fourteen, my parents told me that since I will be travelling when I get older, I could start getting used to meat if I wanted to. [Read More]
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LOG 1.14: A Trip to Göttingen

 Posted on October 20, 2012  |  7 minutes  |  1327 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

10th April, 2011 Hello everyone 🙂 I just returned from a trip to Göttingen where my flatmates and I celebrated an old flatmate’s birthday. We took a train yesterday morning and I was quite taken in by the beauty of the countryside. [Read More]
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City Streets

 Posted on November 20, 2011  |  2 minutes  |  237 words  |  Janani Dhinakaran

From October 2007 Vehicle fumes bathe me as I walk the city streets. The roars of blue and white paid concentration cells, and lorries carrying rough blocks of granite vibrate my stomach. [Read More]
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