Reply #21: Yep. We chose to move to Portland, Oregon. [View All]

[Arugula Latte]

It was a process of elimination. I NEED to be on a coast for psychological reasons (need access to an ocean -- I hate being landlocked). I grew up mostly in California, in the Bay Area, which was amazing (if a little too dessert-ish for my taste), but it's too expensive to live where I'd like there. I've spent lots of time in Colorado and realize I can't deal with landlocked/high-altitude/dehydrating/harsh climate areas like the Rockies. I've lived in the Midwest as a child -- don't really want to do it again. I lived in Washington, DC, which was exciting, but it's too flat and humid for me. I love New England but it's too cold (I'm a wimp). Don't want to live in the South at all -- 'nuff said. Oregon has mountains (you can see them from sea level, which I love), amazing forests, the ocean, the high desert, and Portland is a fantastic, livable city and the people are great. Yeah, it rains, but I love the oxygen and the way the air smells like freshness and trees, and I love the green.