Confessions of an Ex-Pescetarian

I am a pescetarian. Well, I was a pescetarian. 

It all started when Hannah & I met Meredith at the Chi Alpha Leader’s Dinner on August 18th. For the first time in my ministry/church life, at this dinner there was a vegetarian option. At first, I didn’t know what to say or think. But then I found out that Meredith and Liz (both student leaders) are practicing vegetarians.

Intrigued and exciting to be a part of a new sub-culture (having been nominally accepted by hipsters and starting to gain recognition as a big-city person), it was that night I too became a pescetarian. Why, you ask? Good question! It was a mix of several motivating factors: social experiment/I have weird stomach issues/humor/something I’ve always wanted to try. That goes to say I didn’t do it for moral or spiritual reasons…

Two days later, I admit. I slipped. I ate a turkey sandwhich and my excuse has always been that it was because I didn’t know there was a vegetaraian alternativfe offered by American University @ Move-in Days. Well, AU is one of the top-ranked schools for pretty much everything and vegetarain/vegan options is on that list too. Which made this life chance far easier than the options that Southeast GA offered in this area!

But until Monday, September 26th – I kept the streak alive. Then I decided, it had to come to an end like most great things. I have mad respect for people that live out their convictions three times a day. I enjoyed trying different foods and being associated with cool kids like Meredith & Liz.

But now, I think I am moving to a different subculture: ex-pescetarians and ex-vegetarians.