Mission

Hello Emptiness!

They say that the vast majority of blogs on the Intertubes never get written in. I have tried once before at keeping one and failed. Well THIS TIME will be different. After writing eight reviews for Trip Advisor, I thought to myself, "Self, why don't you write this someplace where you can easily access it?" And thusly, The Tattooed Vegetarian was born. So with a shout out to the Chudy family and their Burger Blogs, we're off like a prom dress.

My wonderful (and patient) partner and I moved to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam in April.I've noticed since moving that there are thousands and thousands of blogs about food and restaurants, but almost none that fit my particular mileau: The Vegetarian Expat. My hope is to mainly talk about food and the struggles and revelations therein, but will sometimes serve as a place to put my random musings.

Today marks seven months in this strange land. In that time we've had some intense and bizarre experiences which I hope to relate to you in this here blog. Despite being a marginally successful freelance photographer, I've not been moved to take many photos since we've been here (beyond what I took for work); instead I've been writing. My guess is that there will be a flurry of posts in the beginning and then I will do my best to maintain some kind of regular posting schedule. I think we should get started by looking backward for a few posts. I have a bunch of writing that I did when we first got here that I shared with almost no one beyond my father. So let's enjoy those first, step into the shallow end of the pool, shall we?