Hey, I’m Aura-Moon!

Vegan · Santa Barbara, California, USA · Joined in January 2021

I am a high school/community college educator and have been for 23 years. My parents raised me vegetarian, but I (and my now 23-year-old daughter) went full vegan in 2015. I spend summers visiting her since I have summers off. I hope to leave my home in the hands of like-minded vegans. I have traveled to 30+ countries and have yet to find a place that I can't be vegan (previously vegetarian) in. That said, Santa Barbara is very vegan friendly. I belong to a very vocal group called "Vegan Lady Boss" & one of our members even spearheaded the annual "Vegan Chef Challenge". This residual effect is that many local chefs kept their popular vegan items on the menu after the month-long event. I have plenty of vegan shopping/eating suggestions as well as a myriad outdoor activity suggestions (all free).

My Lifestyle

Mother to a daughter, an animal lover to the extreme, and an educator of teens. These are also the order of my priorities in life :)

Fun Facts About Me

Raised my daughter alone since I divorced her father when she was 5 months. We are from the Bay Area (Oakland), CA. I taught in Uganda for three years at the International School and my daughter came along. I speak Spanish. She speaks French.