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  Marjatta July 23, 2013 at 12:55pm

  Hi Kati! I live in WI too and go to school in Oshkosh. Super cool to have found someone else who resides in that area in 30BAD.

  I would love to chat sometime! I'm always looking for people to talk to about this :) Especially grocery shopping. I'm quite curious about where you shop for your food/how much you get/and how much you pay for it. Sorry for all the questions, just so curious! haha! Have a great day!! Maybe talk to you soon :)
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  Galadriel Veganist June 23, 2013 at 12:47pm

  Hey Katie it's nice to meet you : )
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  Lukas Ircha May 20, 2013 at 12:58pm

  Hello Everybody, - I have listened to fair bit of peoples input and it looks like our needs are going to be best met by renting a modern/nice and large house of at least 3 bedrooms and lots of outdoor living space like a large patio, large balcony, a palapa / rancho where we can have 1 or 2  people stay in tents and hammock and share the common indoor areas.  This type of house will run us $500 to $1000 a month ( only $5 to $15 per day if we get a hand full of people)  We will have internet as this was a need for few at very least there will be a high speed in a near by town.  Cell phones are easily available in Mexico so no issue here.  Southern Mexico has a nice lush tropical climate and the best thing is that the people are so kind, and open hearted people you will love it being there.  The plan is to have a pickup truck, bicycles, ocean close by and in a safe and hot climate with abundance of fruits and coconuts.  Open to all 100% Vegans, High Raw, High Carb, High kind loving and respectful people.  Natural Hygiene way of life & nutrition is going to be the theme of this micro community.  We will share a large house, our wisdom, our support, our food, and all our strengths and weaknesses.  The idea is to have a healthy, good, and educational time during the winter and coming years.  There is not much support out there which is affordable and realistic for the natural hygiene so this community will be like a natural hygiene college and you choose how long you want to vacation with us. (Total cost of $25a day for foods, accommodation & some transportation)   It is time for more support for those who are newer to this way of life, but even good for those who are seasoned raw vegans.  In numbers we have strength and better time.  It is time we helped each other out in what ever way we can and therefore strengthen the 811 raw vegan community.  To help us plan things out right please book with us at least 6 weeks in advance, starting for Nov. 2013.  Also check out the photos section of mine over the coming days I will be putting out pictures of southern Mexico semi paradise Tropics.  I will do my best to get to southern Mexico early so I can find a nice house for us, I will also try to look for one via internet since I have recent travel experience in this region and know what the macro regions are like.  Trust me I will be trying to get a bargain price, and a nice location which is not too far from the beach yet far enough so we are not in the salty air zone, a nice quiet neighborhood, far enough from a major town so we have peace and fresh air but close enough so we can drive, bike, or bus to it to get entertainment, services, and goods.  A few hundred meters elevation would be nice so we have a touch or pinch of break from the hot heat of the sea level.  I will try to make connections with fruit and veggie trucks so that they stop by our house daily resupplying us with fresh fruit daily or every few days.  If this sounds like a good plan to you then your support would be much appreciated.  We need people to be serious and save up for a flight ticket to Puerto Vallarta plus a extra $1000 - $3000 depending how long you want to vacation with us.  The cost is now projected / estimated to be $25/day includes room and board and short trip transportation costs.  It would be nice to have some extra spending money too, you don't need much but is always nice to have for longer trips or things to buy.  Also please spread the word so more people hear about this natural hygiene college / community, trust me I have no
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  Lukas Ircha May 20, 2013 at 10:50am

  Hi Kati,  thanks for your input, yes Southern Mexico is beautiful.  Fruits of many type grow here, papayas, mangoes, jack fruit, tomatoes, oranges, bananas, also fresh coconuts, chico sapote, mamey sapote, etc.  Sure in most places where people go you will have some garbage as to be honest the people of Cental America have a mentality of littering, but at the same time they do keep some places clean via daily sweeping and such.  Ataulfo Mango does grow in this climate but it does have a season but don't worry there are few other varieties available.  The southern coast of Mexico south of Puerto Vallarta is situated far enough south that even in December /January it has a hot climate and close enough to the equator shielding it from the cold fronts coming from the north.  The water and air is always warm or hot.  Ok so you prefer a smaller village and don't mind being farther away from the entertainment/services/retail of major towns or cities. That is good to know, looks like this is what most people agree on. Ok this gives me reassurance of what I was thinking that most people would like, being in low density semi remote areas will also give us cleaner air more wild life, more nature and less noise and traffic.  Thank Kati, any other input, desires, ideas you have to share.  EG. what sort of activities you would like to have available in our regions.
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  Lukas Ircha May 17, 2013 at 7:21pm

  Kati, sure once you are 18 you can travel more freely and join us down south.  Or get a parent to join you on a trip down south or our community.  Lukas
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  Lukas Ircha May 17, 2013 at 6:46pm

  Hi & Welcome Brothers & Sisters ( Kati, Amanda, Frugisaurus, Joe and anyone viewing this blog )

  It is nice to see all of you interested in an affordable raw vegan community in healthy tropical climate.  I skipped 4.5 winters on my 9 year health journey and I have come to realize that a healthy climate is vitally important as it affects so many aspects of our lifestyle.  When I go down south to skip a winter my health & happiness is elevated instead of compressed by winter.  This is because our human body has many needs in order to function at a high health level.  Eg, sunshine on your skin, fresh air on your skin, warmth surrounding your body, nectar like fruits fueling your body, warm oceans lakes and creeks to enjoy in, fresh outdoor air to breath all day long, to be outdoors most of the day instead of stuck in a house hiding from the sub zero temperatures, listen to natural sounds of animals, plants, and waves.  

  So far all I have seen is expensive unaffordable retreats, festival, and communities where you have to pay $200/day, buy into a $70 000 share like the Hawaii one or where you work 2/3 of the day just so you get room and board.  

  I got a different plan, lets choose a nice tropical location safe and comfortable, lets rent a house or two aince they are only $300 to $600 a month or less. Lets buy a flight ticket or for those with adventure in your heart carpool down.  Lets enjoy the ocean, lakes, creeks, local people, local towns, build connections with local farmers who will supply us with food.  Lets brink our books and learn and grow, lets bring our hammocks kindness peacefulness and intelligence and lets at least create a community that thrives for the winter months (November to May) if not whole year.  

  I don't know about you but I realized that I want a different kind of life where I want to be happy year round and I can't be happy in winter when half my bodily needs are impossible to meet, I want to be healthy year round and for life and I can't do this half the year because in Canada half the year my body can't get what it needs and is suffocating in 3 to 5 layers of clothing and consuming tropical fruits which are a shadow of the real thing.  

  So the idea is to build an affordable $20/30 a day community, a micro community not with a million hectars of land but simply a large hause or a few cabins mingled in or next to local town of friendly warm people.  With a car and or bike so we have freedom to go check out beaches waterfalls lakes, town and more.

  Lukas (healthsupercharger)

  To be continued...
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  Kennedy O'brien May 16, 2013 at 6:42am

  My teacher just went on a rant about my eating and how her high animal protein diet is so much better than the 5bananas, 2apples and half a watermelon I have in my backpack. All of my friends think I'm crazy, they try telling me that fruit makes you fat and I just laugh. Silly silly McDonalds eaters. The amount of food I have to eat is crazy! How do you transport enough to school????:)
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  Kennedy O'brien May 16, 2013 at 5:54am

  So glad to finally find a raw vegan teen! No one believes me that it's the best!
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  Katie April 25, 2013 at 2:55pm

  Thanks!  I'm going to try and transition slowly, so they don't freak out. 
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  Katie April 24, 2013 at 9:35am

  Nice to meet you too!  You're lucky your dad is fine with it.  My dad is one the biggest meat and cheese eaters I know, so it's going to take a while.  Thanks for the vid, I'll watch it!