Comments on: New Home in Portland, Oregon

By: Aaron Majors

Aaron Majors — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 14:52:58 +0000

Keep Portland Weird! I came to Portland to visit and ended up staying. I love the city, state, and people! Thank you for such a good article!

By: pam hogeweide

pam hogeweide — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 14:24:16 +0000

Hi Chris, I subscribe to Seth Godin’s blog and it was his shout out for you today that put you on my radar. I did not hesitate to sign-up for your 6 Ways to Change the World series. I am interested in your take on the ways human beings search out for significance. If I discover that you are a motivational type communicator who is going to tell me to live my best life now and tap into my undiscovered potential, then our relationship is doomed to fail. The last thing I desire in my mailbox is another voice telling me that if I only follow these steps I, too, can truly live a life of significance and greatness.

Hopefully your message is not that.

I look forward to learning more about what you have to say. Maybe your insights will change my little world here in my north Portland household.

And yes, welcome to Portland! We LOVE this city!!!

See you around cyberspace, and perhaps at Powell’s some day. I tend to hang out in the Red Room. {i’m a progressive-christian-spirituality-geek}

By: Rachel Byrum

Rachel Byrum — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 03:56:55 +0000

Sad to hear you left Seattle! You will be missed. Portland is cool too, though. Have you been church hunting yet?

By: leona

leona — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:36:27 +0000

I’m coming to Portland in July from Sydney Australia (to go hiking & kayaking in the Cascades) before continuing to the UK and then…well I have tossing up a few options which include El Camino Santiago/time in Turkey/time in Nepal and Bhutan. Maybe if you are in town we could catch up for a famous Portland coffee.

By: Tomas

Tomas — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:13:55 +0000

Welcome to Portland! It’s nice to see PDX has attracted another writer!

By: Mary Sue

Mary Sue — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:30:43 +0000

Hello! Welcome to the neighborhood!
Chance of Rain Coffeeshop on 32nd and Hawthorne
Haven Coffeeshop on 36th and Division
Sound Grounds Coffeeshop on 37th and Belmont
And for good nibbly foods and drinks and/or brunch when you don’t have to wait in line (rule #1 of PDX brunch, if there’s a line, it’s not worth it) Sckavone’s on 42nd and Division.

That’s my usual rotation. I could get more in-depth, but I’m, you know, at work and you’re on your way out of town (to my other favorite town, DC! I’m jealous!)

By: Akemi - Yes to Me

Akemi - Yes to Me — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 04:20:41 +0000

Oh, hi, you are now my neighbor then. I live in Wilsonville (about 10 miles south of Portland). Moved here one and a half years ago, and love it.

Welcome, and I hope you enjoy this very special place on Earth.

By: Anthony StClair

Anthony StClair — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 20:29:15 +0000

Welcome to Oregon! Coffee tip – tucked inside the Powells on Hawthorne is The Fresh Pot – great joe.

If you find yourself heading to Eugene, drop me a line!

By: smayx

smayx — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 06:14:37 +0000

Hi,

Welcome to my hometown I was born and raised a block off of Hawthorne so I am especially partial to the location you picked! I’m passionate about travel (and as such, an avid reader of your site) but I am always happy to come back. I’m looking forward to your hints to flying out of PDX when you get that dialed. cheers

By: MMC

MMC — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:41:10 +0000

Moving- we’ve done it lots of times across countries and cities. While some of the issues can’t be avoided, we’ve always seen moving as an opportunity to clear out the Stuff one accumulates. So when we last moved continents (4 years ago now), all of my clothes and shoes- including winter coats and multiple pairs of trainers fit into two packing boxes. There is something wonderfully satisfying about cutting it down to size.