I do love new experiences, and a part of me i slightly disappointed that I'll be cutting myself off from the experience of (some) African cuisine. As for eating meat... it's a tricky one. I will usually just pick out the veggies and eat those. Occasionally, I don't ask too if something is cooked in or with meat. Having accidentally eaten meat a few times in the past, it has left me queasy - but not ill. Although I don't know if my churning stomach was just psychosomatic. Looking around that Internet that they have nowadays, it looks like being a veggie isn't impossible in the cities I'm going to. What worries me, culturally, is the risk of offending people and the perception of arrogance if I leave half a meal because it had some fish near it. I'll certainly be blogging about the food - for now, I'm planning on sticking to my principles. I'm sure after a week of eating nothing but yam I'll be tearing down walls for a Big Mac!