Portland People!!!!

After not blogging for the majority of the summer, IM BACK! Well, kinda. We'll take it slow. I'm at least going to start up doing Portland People again..cause it's my FAVORITE! So to get things going again, let me introduce you to my new friend Elizabeth Tolon. Liz is a recent George Fox University grad, and I met her through my church comminuty group.


1) How long have you lived in Portland?
 I grew up in the Portland area and went to college at a university outside of Portland, bringin the grand total up to 17 years!

2) What fills up your days (or nights) in Portland?
Besides working at a restaurant and interning for the Portland Timbers, I read a ton. I currently have 3 books on my nightstand and alternate between them daily. I love to run or do anything outside -- i.e. sit around a campfire and roast s'mores. But I also love to backpack, hike, kayak, climb and various other things. I enjoy eating good food and drinking delicious wine. This leads me to having a few favorite restaurants where I am known well... Whether or not this is embarrassing is yet to be determined.

3)Where are some of your favorite place to go and things to do in Portland? 
I love live music so I am often trying to check out new groups and/or venues for possible concerts. As I said earlier, I enjoy eating out therefore my restaurants/bars of choice are Papa Haydns (on 23rd), Taste on 23rd, Clyde Commons, Brasserie, Morrison St. Bar, 442 and 24 hour Seasame Donut Shop (Don't you dare judge me). I absolutely love the Alphabet district and you can catch me walking there often. I often run in forest park and enjoy trail running.

 

4) What are some different things about Portland that make it Portland?

Weird things about Portland, eh? Besides the fact that everyone owns a Subaru? or that every other person has a beard or does not shave? Tattoos are cool here - everyone has one. Except me. I love Portland's obsession with being unique. Everyone has to be that much more out-there and organic and gluten-free. What the hell does gluten-free even mean?? I still have yet to have some explain to me coherently. But I love it and I love that Portland holds true to it's motto of "weird."
 

5) Do you plan on staying in Portland for a while?

Portland has a part of my heart. I will be here for a few months longer and then I will go traverse the world. Eventually I will come back to my home of Portland. Who can say when?