The Hippy Prospect

             As the snow is starting to melt away and the warmth of the sun begins to embrace my frost bitten cheeks, all I can think about is where I want to go to this summer. There are endless possibilities which I'm starting to delve into now. Being that I'm a broke college student, I'm trying aiming for a trip with very little expenses. I just want to share a few resources that I'm using as I'm trying to plan this trip.

          Free camping! FreeCampsites.net is a great resource where you can check out places past campers have been and how they would rate the camp site. Considering that camping is a very fun and  inexpensive means to travel across the country, I plan to use this website a lot.
         I'm planning on getting a National Parks pass before the trip. For $80 you get free admittance to all national parks for a year! At National Parks I plan to go cliff jumping, do some climbing, gaze up at some magnificent trees, and a lot more. I love to be out in nature, so this is a fairly inexpensive way from me to experience it nation wide.
       To organize my thoughts, ideas, and plans for the trip I just made a google docs. Easy way to brainstorm things to do, and to share with others.
       I cannot wait till for this road trip because I know it will be the highlight of my summer. Do you have any road trip plans for this summer? Feel free to share past road trip tips!

To start off I just want to say being vegan is a life style, not a mere diet. Initially going vegetarian was a breeze considering I didn't eat meat often. Transitioning from vegetarian to vegan was a lot more difficult; more conscious eating. The exclusion of cheese, chocolate, and other sweets have been my biggest challenge. Also convenience foods are usually not an option. Working as a server, it is really hard not to snag a bite of the extra mac and cheese or chocolate cake that would otherwise be tossed. But fear not, I have devised a list of a few tips to making the transition a little more smooth!