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1,336 Miles Later

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I know it’s been a while since I’ve updated this blog (over 2 years to be exact), but I’ve been pretty occupied with starting over. There’s so much to share, and I hope I can be as concise as possible! So here’s my retelling of what it took for me to leave Phoenix and make my way to Portland, Oregon.  Those who know me from when I was living in Arizona may know that it was my time to leave. I had already planned on leaving once I reached a good stopping point with school. The desert exhausted me. I never got used to that kind of heat.  (My first time in Portland)                                      I visited Portland twice in 2018. Once in January, and immediately after in February. During the coldest months here, I fell in love. It was cold, wet, muddy, and the sky was this misty lunar blue at 9:18 pm. I drove around and would fantasize about what my life could look ...