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So far Lewis & Clark Law School in Portland, Oregon is the only institution that has accepted me to be a part of its incoming class. This has prompted Ben and I to do some soul-searching on how we feel about living in the Northwest. The conclusion? Pretty good, especially if I could transplant my entire family to Seattle, Washington.

Here is the assessment we came up with this week. The key is that the yellow blocks stand for things that affect us both, while the pink blocks are Ben's contributions, and the blue ones are mine.

Neither of us has ever been to Portland though, so we would love some insider-type tips!

-a

Comments

[Arni]

Where's the "Far away from the Faroe Islands"? And would that be a pro or a con? :)

[Karin Jacobsen]

Art Quote of the Day( frá blogginum hjá Dorit)
A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
Orson Welles
more Famous Quotes

Gleðiliga páskir.
Heilsan fstri Karin

[ben vickery]

hey guys. this is ben vickery i married virginia vickery, used to work at city coffee etc. anyway, just wanted to let you kids know that we live in portland as well and i'd be happy to share any tips or tricks that i have plus introduce you to some portlanders etc. anyway, if you need any help with anything or have any questions don't hesitate to get in touch.

benjaminjvickery[at]gmail[dot]com

[ben vickery]

and i forgot the most important part...portland is seriously an amazing place to live and i think you'd like it here. highly recommended.

[Dorit]

Any conclusions? I'm sure the "super cool food scene" will win you over :) Hope you had a nice easter.

[anduin]

I think that you may not miss the joint program. Joint programs are good in that you get two degrees and can diversify your studies, but you don't get quite as in depth in either study. You can certainly focus your studies even without a joint program.

By the way, one of my college friends, who happens to be from Cheyenne, is staff at Lewis and Clark. I will certainly connect you guys if you end up there.

[Christina Carnes]

OK wow. BIG NEWS. I'll start here.

I have two VERY close friends (who happen to be a couple) who just moved to Portland to plant a church. She is a full-time artist and he is a musician. Very cool people. Also, a guy that I work with and his soon-to-be-wife are moving up there later on in the year to join them. The name of the church is Lodgepole Fellowship (http://lodgepole.org/) and their names are Josh and Laurel Eddleman. So far, they have LOVED the city. Portlanders are known for loving their books, art, and indie music and they have experienced a lot of interaction with that.

Anyway, they are great, interesting people who are intentionally trying to set up a community in Portland and loving it. Sounds a lot like two other great, interesting people I know who might just move there... hmm.....