Road Trip!

Road Trip!

August 26, 2021Posted inMoving to Portland
Hey buddy, wanna go for a ride in the car? Wanna? Get in! We're going to Portland! The 5. Or just 5, if you're not in LA. It is one of the enduring mysteries why LA people (I refuse to say Angelenos) add "the" before freeway names. Somehow 101 is the 101 in LA but just 101 in San Francisco. There is some dubious historical reasoning behind it, which could explain it. I like to think that LA people want to…

What You, a California Douchebag, Can Expect When You Move to Portland

August 23, 2021Posted inMoving to Portland
Much has been said and written about how Californians break things when they leave California, particularly for Oregon. How dare they move somewhere they can afford! Well look at the bigshot from California, pumping his own gas! After a year here, I'm not actually sure just how prevalent this anti-CA attitude is. I barely see it. Is that because I live in the suburbs, where opinions are more likely to be hiding behind a smile? Possibly. I did move here with…
So You Want to Move to Portland

So You Want to Move to Portland

August 16, 2021Posted inMoving to Portland
Go ahead, embrace the cliché. Be the cliché. You’ve got your reasons- million dollar houses being pitched as your dream home and/or a teardown, $7 to drive across a bridge, you’re tired of pumping your own gas, the unbearable relentlessness of sunshine, the Sepulveda Pass- all good ones! I’m here to help by sharing my own experiences as a California expat now living in the Portland Metro. We’ll be talking about all the pros and cons of making the big move…