Month: August 2015
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Well, I’m back.
I bought four doughnuts from Voodoo, and over the course of about 18 hours, I managed to eat three and a half of them–for dinner, dessert, and breakfast. Ouch. It was worth it, but still, ouch. Also, ew. After an evening of doughnuts, napping, thinking about packing, and actually packing on Monday, August 3, I…
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Books, Doughnuts, Repeat.
The afternoon consisted of Powell’s Books, Voodoo Doughnuts, and Portland sights. See below for details. The doughnuts resulted in the first nap of the vacation. The belly ache was totally worth it.
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Weirdness and the University of Portland
Last night was super relaxed–and strange. After settling in at my Portland rental, I decided to walk around the neighborhood in search of needed things (cream for the coffee). I ventured out to Division Street, found a pizza place, had a slice, and then hit up the local grocery story on the way back (to…
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Snow Lake
The drive from Walla Walla to Bellevue, WA was, again, stunning. I90 traveling west was just majestic. I drove through the Snoqualmie Pass, and landed in Bellevue where I spent two nights with one of my teammates from college (GO DUKES!). We reconnected, ate Vietnamese pho, and retired to her front porch for the evening.…
Amanda O. Latz, Ed.D. 