Mariko T.
Not by disaster but by choice, I am learning to live within limitations. I follow a vegan diet, try to limit my use of single-use plastics, mainly commute to work by public transportation and bicycle, prefer to buy locally-sourced food and products, and have started mending my own clothes. I’ve built up a routine over the years and own most of the things I need. A life of limitations is also allowing me to get to know myself better. Will I be unsatisfied? Will I be relieved? This is a journey for studying myself.
Stefanie and Luke
At the heart of our two-decade relationship is a commitment to living according to our ethical and ecological principles. Who we are as individuals, life partners, and members of families, communities, and society is deeply shaped by our deliberate, enthusiastic decisions to be vegan and minimalist, to be childfree and to share our lives daily with non-human companions (both indoors and outdoors). These aspects of our lives and identities fit together like pieces of a puzzle, reinforcing and energizing one another, and they provide us a sense of contentment and direction in even the hardest times.