now i'm not really trying to talk it down or anything like that; i was certainly occupied, entertained, and having a good time. i got to ride my bike around new streets, paths, and around a brand-new-to-me landscape. i ate at many good vegan-friendly joints. i played at a couple arcades, watched a couple movies, and hung out in a bunch of parks (they're everywhere!!). i spent time with good people.
but it definitely felt small. and slow. very slow. and shallow. i don't mean superficial, but that it was not densely populated like the cities i'm used to. it was a strange composition of urban and suburban that i couldn't quite feel natural in. i was there for a week and still not acclimated.. even if by then i was familiar. i rode a lot, and covered a lot of ground in those days. but i covered less ground in less days when i was in vancouver, and still feel more comfortable with that city. maybe.
in any case there is one thing i came to realize about portland, whether it was the geographical location or weather or interpersonal conditions, is that i thought, reflected, and introspected a lot out there. my mind was catalyzed towards understanding myself and my position on this earth. i wrote a lot. i made decisions about my perceptions. it was meditative; and completely unintentionally so. it is just the way it turned out to be.
i shot some photos, but not many. of the 75 taken, i only chose to post 15. that's only one out of five. i'm not sure if it was the shooting conditions or my state of mind, but it almost felt like shooting with film. i was very choosy about what i shot. some just didn't come through for me, while a few really felt right. so here are some, and this is where i leave you. i don't have much more to say about portland. even if i will probably return there sometime for sometime. oh to realize the importance of some people.
a few more on my flickr.
oh i must note that the sky was amazing almost every day while i was there. i could sit and watch the clouds go by forever.
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