1. Paula!!!! I mentioned a long time ago that I couldn’t make pancakes, and she remembered that and taught me how. We went to wineries, which was fun (I am SO craving some of that sparkling plum sake), but the best part was just hanging out and talking.
2. The hippies. They give it character, even if it does mean that downtown smells like urine and B.O. I especially enjoyed being hit on by a guy who told me that I look like his mom. When I stared at him in confusion, he explained that I look like his mom when she was younger, and apparently she used to be hot. Then I glanced down and saw the joint in his hand, and it all made sense.
3. The homeless people read books.
4. They have a Noodles and Co.
5. Powell’s- biggest bookstore in the world. Overwhelming and wonderful at the same time.
6. The weather- you get seasons, but apparently it doesn’t get super cold in the winter. The leaves were just starting to turn, and it was sunny and 70.
7. There are mountains and hills.
8. It smells all piney.
9. Great public transit.
10. Donald Miller lives there!!!
I had such a great trip. This was also the first trip where I was barely even nervous while flying. I had the whole row to myself on the plane both ways, so I just stretched out, munched on my orange slices, and watched The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on my iPhone. (I don’t care how old I get; I still love it.)
Anyway, I now want to move to Portland.
2. The hippies. They give it character, even if it does mean that downtown smells like urine and B.O. I especially enjoyed being hit on by a guy who told me that I look like his mom. When I stared at him in confusion, he explained that I look like his mom when she was younger, and apparently she used to be hot. Then I glanced down and saw the joint in his hand, and it all made sense.
3. The homeless people read books.
4. They have a Noodles and Co.
5. Powell’s- biggest bookstore in the world. Overwhelming and wonderful at the same time.
6. The weather- you get seasons, but apparently it doesn’t get super cold in the winter. The leaves were just starting to turn, and it was sunny and 70.
7. There are mountains and hills.
8. It smells all piney.
9. Great public transit.
10. Donald Miller lives there!!!
I had such a great trip. This was also the first trip where I was barely even nervous while flying. I had the whole row to myself on the plane both ways, so I just stretched out, munched on my orange slices, and watched The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh on my iPhone. (I don’t care how old I get; I still love it.)
Anyway, I now want to move to Portland.
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