So, the other day I got an email saying the following:
Hi–My name is ~~~~, and I saw your posting about converting to Hinduism on Beliefnet. I’m a writer doing a story for ~~~ about women who found their faith or converted religions, and I was wondering if you’d be interested in talking. I’ll be profiling six women from a variety of backgrounds and religions about their experiences–how they came to their spirituality, what their faith gives them and so on, and I would love to talk with someone about Hinduism in particular.
If you are interested, you can email me here at ~~~~~, or give me a call at ~~~~~ Or–if you know of another person who might be interested in being included, please let me know.
Also, could you let me know which part of the country you’re from? (We’re looking for geographic diversity.)
Thanks so much in advance, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours,
~~~~~~
I thought it was pretty cool. I am still kinda skeptical so I have not included any names or the name of the magazine. I did look up the magazine on google and its a national magazine. Its a typical womans magazine targeted towards women in their late twenties, early thirties and into their fourties. Homemaking, inspirational stories, etc. So, im gonna go to Walmart later and see if they carry the magazine there and also look for the guys name inside the mag where it gives writer and editor credits and all that.
Anyways I emailed the guy my story and he emailed me back and said that my age might be a problem, because I am young and the magazine is targeted towards women in their late 20s and onward but he said after hearing my story he thinks the editors will really like it and if they do and everything works out ill be interviewed by phone and they will send a photographer out to photograph me.
ISNT THAT COOL??? Ill update.
March 30th, 2007 at 2:30 pm
Wow that is cool, hope it all works out…that’s one great clipping to save and show the grandkids one day eh? And good on you for looking into the magazine/guy first, better to be safe than sorry!
March 30th, 2007 at 3:29 pm
Woahh awesome~ I got a mail once from a person linked to a Dutch tv show. They were looking for people who wanted to talk about why they were Oprah Winfrey fans
Unfortunately I didn’t have time to help them out. But it’s definitely a good idea to do some research on the magazine and even buying it! I hope your story will make it to the magazine - goodluck~
March 30th, 2007 at 7:14 pm
That’s awesome… I hope they include regardless of your age… maybe you could lie, and say it was a typo. You’re 29, not 20!
April 1st, 2007 at 8:04 pm
Wow, that is really cool! I hope your age won’t be a problem and that this doesn’t turn out to be a hoax!
April 2nd, 2007 at 3:17 pm
Hey! Nice site you have here!
Aw, I hope everything works out! It seems like a great opportunity!
April 3rd, 2007 at 7:49 pm
that’s really awesome!!! wow, lol maybe they can leave out your age
hope it all works out well!
April 4th, 2007 at 2:29 am
Hey that’s really cool! Man I wish that I could get into something like that haha but I never get picked for the cool stuff
I really hope that it works out for you and it’s not a hoax - doesn’t sound like it is! 
It’s cool about you switching to Hinduism… I’ve recently switched to Wicca. I see that you’re living in the southern US - have you had any problems with the switch? I ask because I live in Kentucky and know that the south can be… weird about different religions in some areas.
April 4th, 2007 at 1:49 pm
I think it’s stupid that he came to you and now may be balking because of your age. As long as you didn’t give him any personal information like your social security number or drivers license you should be fine. If it’s a sham, you just told a story to someone and that’s that.
April 4th, 2007 at 5:28 pm
Congratulations on the potential article about you
I think thats really awesome. And don’t worry about it being a fake thing, like John said you’ve only told a story to someone. Love the layout here, by the way. It’s different (and that’s hard to find on the InterWeb these days).
April 5th, 2007 at 5:02 am
That sounds really cool about the magazine. I don’t see why he’d be concerned about your age. Why not go for diversity in age, too? TELL US HOW IT GOES
April 6th, 2007 at 8:47 pm
If nothing else, at least you know you’re interesting. =)
April 6th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
I am so skeptical of people. I would probably have felt that person is just a stalker or something. lol. People are soo strange, you know? I am curious myself though what your reasons were for switching to hinduism, but I’m pretty sure once I browse your site a little more I’ll get the answers to that. If you do end up in that magazine, you should make your friends/family buy tons of copies, lol. That’s what I’d do.