I think it's fitting that my veganniversary is on November 1st, which happens to be World Vegan Day. I didn't even know about that when my boyfriend (now fiancee) and I decided to make November 1st our official start date for our vegan journey. We watched Gary Yourofsky's Best Speech You Will Ever Hear on YouTube, which gave us the final push and resolve to make the full transition from vegetarian to vegan. 

Now, one year later, I reflect on my journey to veganism: the different stages I've gone through (as Colleen Patrick-Goudreau presents in her podcast--check it out at the bottom of this post), the ongoing struggle to remain hopeful in an overwhelmingly cruel world, my unexpected culinary skills, the joy of finding new flavors and ingredients in vegan dishes, increasing activism, and so much more.