I thought Room 209 had stopped posting. I can't remember how I stumbled upon it, but I do remember thinking how cool it was.

I think these kids are between 6 and 8 years old. They are asking questions which I asked myself only last year.

I was put off eating meat when I saw footage of a pig being slaughtered badly. I wouldn't even call it slaughter, more like torture.

I went veggie for my trip in Australia and Singapore. When I was in Singapore, K took me to a talk given by a Buddhist teacher. One of the things he talked about was eating other animals. It may be necessary, and indeed for some Tibetan monks it is, when there is a lack of vegetables. He spoke of being aware of what you are eating.

I try not to eat meat now, but if I do I think about the animal that died to be on my plate. I am thankful that it lived and died so that I may continue.

I hope that some of these kids will try being vegetarian for a while. I hope that they all think about what exactly food is.

I found that being vegetarian also made me a little more sensitive as to the belief and needs of others. Something that the world could do with more of.