Peppertree Inn Beaverton

... has thus far been ever present. This isn't my thesis, nor will be this published in the PH County Bulletin...so I will be embrace flaws and begin to cultivate a greater acceptance of my Self.

Just wanted to acknowledge this.
Jai Ma!

... t her own. And, on top of that, she was an alumni to a well-known college in the area.  I was impressed, and since taking notice to her character and all around humble nature, I couldn't stop writing or thinking about her.

Everyday I had approximately four hours round trip to and from work from Hillsboro to downtown Portland.  I had time to read, write, think, and listen to music.

There is nothing like it, call it love or an obsession, but i ...

... to me to make a difference in the world and contribute how I can. I see this next chapter as really embodying that philosophy, being adventurous, and taking someone up on an invite they extended that we usually don't do because we are afraid. My boyfriend of almost 2 months casually asked if I wanted to go to Southeast Asia this fall and may not have really thought I would do it. I feel like ...

... too big to do more than scratch the surface in an initial two week visit. So that's what we'll do - try to scratch the surface. Patagonia pretty quickly gets thrown off the list, dammit. It will be winter there, not to mention the fact that it's a couple of thousand miles from our destination in Buenos Aires. The wine-growing region ...

There is no easy way to fly to Port of Spain, Trinidad the only options are direct flights from Houston, Miami, or maybe Atlanta. If you're coming from the west coast, your going to be losing time flying east, that means you either have to leave at the ********* of dawn, or fly red eye and have a long lay in Houston. I chose the red-eye, at least I wouldn't miss my flight. On the way to Houston I got my first free upgrade ...

... drawn of yourself. They do what people come to Portland to do, and that is to be themselves. 4. First Thursday. If you ever come during the week, aim for Wednesday during the day and the first Thursday of the Month. late afternoon. On Wednesday, explore the towns art galleries while no one else is around. Then on the first Thursday of the month, go again to those same galleries and whitness what is called First Thursday. Every Beginning of the month, the art ...

... of times. I had my favourite Chinese Chopped Chicken Salad & Bang Bang Chicken & Shrimp. Love their food!!!


Another day trip took us to Astoria on the coast not far from the Washington border. After dropping Adam & Kristina to the airport we had about 8 days to drive the coast from here to Los Angeles where we were flying out from.

... decided to forget it and show them through QuickTime. It was a little complicated at first, but someone familiar with the Alt+TAB helped out and it went rather smoothly considering :) In any cases, it provided a good ice breaker: "I apologize for these slight technical difficulties, what about the marvels of technology, huh?" :) The good news though is that my paper won the best paper Award! :-D I wasn't really expecting it, everyone was so excellent :) Of course, they had ...

After saying goodbye to Gary before he went off to play golf, we took a very scenic drive over the Cascades to Beaverton. We went to the home of Bob and Mary Pool. Bob is the son of Julie's cousin Terry, who lives in Montana. After an afternoon visit, they treated us to a quick tour of the northwest side of Portland and then we all went to dinner at a wonderful seafood restaurant. We came home and listened to fireworks exploding around the neighborhood.

... the Community Action Program designed to mobilize UWP alumni around the globe in an annual international service and community impact project, sparking alumni, their family and friends to take action in their global community. The Up with People International Alumni Association intends for the program to be ongoing in nature, extending beyond the scope of the initial project outlined below. The Up with People International Alumni Association ...