My name is Gabriele, It's Gab-ree-el.
I live in Cape Town with my mum and her husband. I love music, art and animals. I'm vegan and straightedge so I get up people's noses a lot even though I'm not an obnoxious person. I like to play guitar and draw and play on my computer when I have free time (which is almost never)
I'm still too young to have a real philosophy, but I know I live by a rule that I will never compromise myself for the sake of pleasing others and I will always strive to grow as a person every single day.
What Gives Me Hope
The fact that by being a vegan I save a lot of animals from slaughter and cruelty ever year.
If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by
Improve public transport and put heavy taxation on personal vehicle ownership. Then I would work on rural upliftment and providing jobs and skill training to the poor. After that I would work on trying to raise awareness about the environment and of course animal rights.
What/who changed my life and why
There are so many people, but some of the most influential have been Paul Watson because he has devoted his life to the sea and marine life and he doesn't let people walk all over him, my mother's husbad because he and my friend Toasty both played important roles in me becoming a vegetarian. Finally my mother and father have changed me over the years because they have always encouraged me to ask questions and to do the right thing in my mind, not what others tell me is right.