What I’ve Learned in 7 Years as a Vegan

Everyone is suddenly a nutritionist

Annika Wappelhorst
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4 min readSep 11, 2020

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My personal decision to stop using animal products was an ethical one — I wanted to take a stance against the exploitation of animals. That was in September 2013. Here are some of the things I have learned since then:

  • When you go vegan, people you know are suddenly nutritionists. People like to point out what…

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Annika Wappelhorst
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Hej! I write about life in different countries, language learning, teaching & practicing yoga and doing media & communication research. (she/her)