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Portland!

Portland is odd.  Don't get me wrong it's charming, has great taste in music and food, and has some nice sights as well as all the shopping a heart could desire, but it's not what I expected.  It's high end upperclass, new society, meets old architecture, boho art and something else I can't quite put my finger on.  The city itself seems empty, maybe I've been spoiled spending so much time in Vancouver before coming here,  maybe I was expecting Seattle lite (blasphemy I know) but I expected to see more people on the street.  There's traffic sure, but for a city whose public transit system I've been hearing about for years, I haven't seen many people on the street outside of areas of high density shops, where ducking in and out of shops doesn't require anything more than foot power.

Despite this and the rain we had yesterday, I'm enjoying Portland so far.  I haven't seen many of the sights but I did do some shopping.  Finally finally, my wardrobe plan is shaping up.  I love the arts here, particularly the free lunch series that seem to be prominent around the city.  Yesterday I went to an aerial arts show, today it's a concert in Pioneer Courthouse square.
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  1. Rebecca Johnson9:25 PM, July 29, 2014

    I'm sitting here in class (I have seniors working on a research task, I have nothing to do!) being very jealous of your travels. But at the same time, I'm very happy for you!

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    1. Lisa10:55 PM, July 29, 2014

      No be jealous you get naughty midterm camping. I want naughty camping. Any camping really.

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