During my first year at Macalester, I became a vegetarian. The reason was not because I thought pigs were lovely. I wasn’t thinking about the ratio of the human population and the population of what we eat either. The reason was because there was always a long line. A long line in a cafeteria for meat lovers. I just couldn’t stant it. I don’t like waiting in a long line. Whether it’s the immigration desk or Disneyland’s rollar coaster or beef stew, a long line makes me feel like I’m trapped.

So, for a year, I only ate unpopular food: vegetables.