Embassy Suites Hotel Portland-Washington Square/Conf. Ctr Tigard

It is just about go time, folks. <br><br>Can't wait to travel with my beloved Emily &amp; Para...let alone in the motherland! JAI MA!<br><br>The power of intention is oh so clear...and the dreams that you dreamed of, dreams really do ...

I will soon be departing for my next adventure abroad!<br><br>In preparation for my trip, I have established this blog in order to document my public health experiences in India. <br><br>I am passionate about international health, and it is with great ...

... is about 2-3 hours from where he lives. He has a home about 15 minutes from the beach. I am excited to see the town, and from what I can tell it will be a very nice place to begin my adventure. It is very beach orientated and there is lots of surfing going on. Although I will start off my trip studying Spanish in an immersion program, I hope to balance my free time in the sand. I plan on doing allot of running and exploring my artistic side with the comfortable back drop of ...

Ok, this blog is not a technical work of art but after trying 4 different blog platforms (and spending more time on the technology than packing, paying the bills, or sleeping) I think we have a winner. <br><br>You can check here to see our regular entries, view pictures, and also the route ...

... a little lunch and my so called life at the house.... followed by a nice leisurely afternoon stroll to this here starbucks... where I have been planted for the last 3 hours drinking coffee and trying to catch up on life from the last 3 weeks. Not too exciting, but as promised... that is what life looks like for me right now.... settling in to the new run of things. Hope all is well back east, talk to you all soon! :)

We're all getting anxious about leaving in just a few weeks. We're finishing-up the last minute details on several fronts to make sure the house, the cats, the lawn, the mail, finances, etc. are all taken care of while we're gone. We had to meet with Frederique's new school folks and ensure she's all set with schedule and admin details for when we return. By now everyone has packed most of their stuff. We're still trying to optimize what we ...

... officials including Mayors and sometimes the District Attorney as well as the police force turned a blind eye to the brothels, strip joints, illegal gambling, etc, in return for a well organised network of bribes. Apparently even today some locals refuse to believe that Portland deserved this bad reputation. Learning about all this vice and corruption didn't stop us enjoying a filling meal at a local restaurant.

... spark to Morgan and I's journey to suddenly have two new souls in the routine we had on lockdown. They were great people, very chill, never complained and mostly just laid in the back and read the plethora of books that we have stacked in the Van. I wouldn't be surprised if they read more of our books than we did our whole journey, We would drive all day, and sleep at rest stops and Wal-Mart, and amazingly Brett and Gretcha would set up their crazy ...

... back into their lives. But what does calm bring us other than boredom? I desire inner peace, I desire to continue to be loved as I am now, I desire to remember my dreams are not always those of others and my passions may lie on different paths than those I have started before. I have traveled the world, found true passions, learned about life and about death, and loved and have been loved in the ...

... worrying that they slipped up). She went running up to her at the airport which was cool to see. I had a 20 minute warning that I would be on the same flight as my relatives, but despite that they saw me first and were quite surprised. We couldn't sit close together, but they had to deal with the screaming baby so I was ok with it, maybe on the way back. After going to the Portland City Grill Friday night for dinner and drinks, we had a kick-ass party at the ...