Looking for Inspiration

Consistently, for the past 65 days, give or take a few hours, there is always one thing in the back of my mind. Probably not what you would guess, but that thing is: this blog. I am constantly thinking about different ways to approach this, different things to write about, eating new things, reading about eating new things, browsing the food section at the bookstore, the list goes on and on. 

However, after writing that last paragraph, I am proud to say that I am officially living through this blog, and letting it lead a lot of my days. Now this was not my exact intention, but it is close. I knew keeping it up would be a challenge, and it has been, but I am actually learning from this, and really enjoying it. Now that I am into a routine of posting (sort of), I have even started a somewhat of a 'bucket list' of blog entry topics. Things I am reading about, global issues, books and even small things I am learning from fellow international students. I am doing my research. 

Now, in the last two months I have been travelling through non-English speaking countries, and finding English novels outside of an airport was usually a challenge. Even so, if I happened to stumble by a big bookstore, there was usually an "International Bestseller" section with a few English titles to choose from. And, even though there were very few to choose from, they were International Bestsellers.. so they had to be at least decent right?

It was one of these situations in Bologna when I picked up a copy of "Eating Animals" by Jonathan Safran Foer. A book looking at many different aspects of why we as humans eat animals. Initially, from the title, you would assume this is a book on vegetarianism, but it is not. It kind of faces the realities of animal agriculture, while at the same time defining what it means to be an animal, to different cultures and religions as well. 

So, while I keep reading, and think about how to apply it to my blog.. Here is a little piece from the book to keep you thinking as well. :D

"Animal agriculture makes a 40% greater contribution to global warming than all transportation in the world combined; it is the number one cause of climate change."

Brutal eh? 

shannon xx