Now that I've graduated college and have a more or less open-ended chapter ahead of me, I like to imagine what my life would be like in every new place I travel to. Could I live here or there? What is the weather like year-round? Who lives here anyway, and what do they do for work and play? I've been living in New York for so long now that it's sometimes refreshing to wonder about life in British Colombia (boring) or life in Seattle (rainy) or a beautiful life in Portland, Oregon.
We stayed in Portland for a few days with some awesome friends of J's sister, in a lovely home in a fun little part of town. Portland feels like one big, happy neighborhood: green plants and vines and flowers of every kind crowd the sidewalks and front yards- fragrant rose bushes and gigantic sunflowers and thick, thorny blackberry patches - growing happily in the sunshine and warm weather. Doesn't snow, never gets too cold, and in the winter it just rains a lot. There are one hundred organic coffee shops and rare book stores and antique shops and co ops and unique food vendors. Everybody was so nice- smiling at passers by, walking their dogs, strolling arm in arm with their honeys, composting and gardening and riding their bicycles to work.. It seemed like a place I would really like to live.
The folks we stayed with really sealed the deal for me, as far as the joys of Portland are concerned. Cargo and American and their band of lady musicians and traveling boys were all so cool and interesting and easy to laugh with. They played great music for us and told us the best places to check out around the city and shared their stories and listened to ours. For me, having lived my whole adult life in a gigantic anonymous metropolis, it felt so nice connecting with good people right away in a new and unfamiliar city. We landed in a place that felt sort of like home to me, and it really made me feel like I could have a happy and wonderful life out here.
Thanks to Cargo and company for taking us in and showing us a great time in Portland. Thanks also to J's sister, who hooked it all up for us. BA, you've got good taste in friends :)
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Portland, OR
We stayed in Portland for a few days with some awesome friends of J's sister, in a lovely home in a fun little part of town. Portland feels like one big, happy neighborhood: green plants and vines and flowers of every kind crowd the sidewalks and front yards- fragrant rose bushes and gigantic sunflowers and thick, thorny blackberry patches - growing happily in the sunshine and warm weather. Doesn't snow, never gets too cold, and in the winter it just rains a lot. There are one hundred organic coffee shops and rare book stores and antique shops and co ops and unique food vendors. Everybody was so nice- smiling at passers by, walking their dogs, strolling arm in arm with their honeys, composting and gardening and riding their bicycles to work.. It seemed like a place I would really like to live.
The folks we stayed with really sealed the deal for me, as far as the joys of Portland are concerned. Cargo and American and their band of lady musicians and traveling boys were all so cool and interesting and easy to laugh with. They played great music for us and told us the best places to check out around the city and shared their stories and listened to ours. For me, having lived my whole adult life in a gigantic anonymous metropolis, it felt so nice connecting with good people right away in a new and unfamiliar city. We landed in a place that felt sort of like home to me, and it really made me feel like I could have a happy and wonderful life out here.
Thanks to Cargo and company for taking us in and showing us a great time in Portland. Thanks also to J's sister, who hooked it all up for us. BA, you've got good taste in friends :)
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Portland, OR
3B waffles: bacon, basil & brie
and berries
Mt Hood!
This pretty much sums up Portland
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