I don't really mean to writing this post at this time, I logged in my account, my own page popped up. Yes, I moved to a new place for school, I am out of south cozy in my new room @ Oregon...
How I like here so far? It is complicated, for sure I will like it in the future, at this moment, I am homesick most of time, I miss Arkansas so bad... I am going to look forward anyway, to be more positive, I believe God has His plan for me this time. So I decide to list pros and cons to let you guys know things flying around in my mind these days...
+1. Sale tax free in Oregon, lol, this is on the top my list, you don't have to pay for sale tax in OR, it take me 3 day get used to pay exact amount showing on the price tag(then I gone for a road trip to SF, I missed OR so bad...CA tax is somehow like AR, 8.xxx...but better than TN)
+2. Full service gas station, imagine you are driving in a cold and rainy day, you need get out of your car standing in the cold rain for 5 minutes get your tank filled up... That is not going to happen in Oregon, based on the state law, in order to creating some position which doesn't require a lot of degree and also for the safety and health concern, state of oregon decide keep the full service gas station
+3. Healthy Eating Environment, yay for whole food, trader joe's and new seasons, I finally live in a place where have the health food store around. I cannot imagine how I can drive an hour and more to go whole food in another state...Yes, this is west coast, no more fry pickle, no more greasy southern food though I miss them a lot...
-1 Traffic in Portland, it sucks compare w/ my 5 min drive to school in AR... and the road there are so curvy and hilly, I cannot speed like what I did before... There are so many one way at school, I mess up almost twice a day...
-2 People, hmm, it is complicated issue, some of them are really nice, some of them are not... I was hoping people here will be more like people living in NYC, it is wrong,they are not that fast, they do not talk slowly, they do not act so dumb,however, some of them are not matching my level of metro area effective speed...
-3 Weather, yep, my in-law somehow thought we rain like 300 a year, it is definitely not that many however, it rain a lot...I am currently preparing for that... Thanks someone for a coat, that definitely helps the dress code being an oregonian=)
I think my sleep medicine start working, bed time...nite,xoxo
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