So, I just completed a move. A move from a nice, quiet ranch house in the suburbs into a small studio apartment on one of the hippest streets in the center of Portland. The move was exhausting…I’ve done many moves and they’re ALWAYS exhausting. But the important thing is… I’m happy! I love my little…
Oregon is home to a great many prolific authors. The majority of people who live here, especially in Portland and the larger towns, were not born here. Like me, they are transplants from elsewhere in the U.S. and around the globe. There is just something so appealing about Oregon; its diversity, the friendliness of its…
Have you ever been in a situation where you were really looking forward to a new experience, but when the time came, and you were deep in the thick of it, you realized you were in WAY over your head? In an attempt to expand my travel horizons, while at the same time saving money,…
People who know exactly what they want to do in life at a very young age have always fascinated me. Even kids in college, by the time they need to declare a major, they’ve already got it all mapped out…and they stick with it through graduation, getting a job perfectly suited to their studies. Who…