jennbecker

the cathedral in toledo is one of the most beautiful i’ve ever seen.

what a wonderful sanctuary in the middle of the borough. go before 9a and you’ll see a sea of dogs on the great lawn … what a gorgeous sight.

spent 3 wonderful years in park slope … got out before it got too yuppie tho. it’s a damn shame … was much better when it was still dyke slope. now it’s just the last step for manhattanites with kids before they move to the ‘burbs. ew!

the rose planetarium is probably the coolest building/museum i’ve ever had the pleasure of visiting … definitely check it out if you make a trip to NYC.

if you go to visit ground zero, treat it with the respect it deserves. please don’t treat it like a tourist attraction!

i had the pleasure of attending UGA and what a wonderful experience it was. i loved athens so much i had to go to grad school there because i wasn’t quite ready to leave.

Visit them before they’re all gone

What a fun place to spend a summer … great food, fun people, great dancing!

Had the pleasure of living there for several years. So glad I did. Definitely not a place I could live forever though. I’m not that “intense”. Miss it sometimes still…

There is so much to say about Portland and not nearly enough words in the world to do so. I think the most appropriate description for Portland is “comfortable”. Life here is what you make of it and you will be comfortable if you so desire to be.

The weather is wonderful (the rain’s good for you!). The city is just the right size (although with the number of people finding it & moving here every year, I’m sure that will change). You can get to so many different kinds of places from Portland very quickly. Within a few hours you can be in the desert, in the mountains, on the coast, in the valley. You name it & it’s at your fingertips.

Then there are the neighborhoods. Each neighborhood has its own distinct flavor and culture. They were mostly designed to each have a commercial strip so you can still walk around and see your neighbors. Which brings me to my favorite part of Portland, the people! Not that everyone here is perfect but there are many many many smart wonderful people here and they’re all so damn nice (I’m a former New Yorker – you can see why that was such a shock to me.)

Anyhow, come check us out sometime. We have great food, great music, great art, great nature and great people.