Portland, OR

Late in the summer, I traveled to Oregon to attend the wedding of the sweetest friend I’d never met in person. There, I discovered that I had more friends than I even knew—Emily, my good buddy since the eighth grade; Megan, a former member of my small group in Chicago; and the most hospitable couple I mutually followed on Instagram, Madi & Marshall—we have since become fast friends. I can’t say enough about this trip. From visiting the International Rose Garden and the Japanese Zen Garden way back in the forest, to exploring a legendary record shop where I found an untouched, original Bob Dylan poster wrapped up in my new Greatest Hits record. I ate the most delicious vegetarian food, found new favorite musicians at a Sofar Sounds show, and stumbled upon a two-woman band playing my favorite song, Dreams by Fleetwood Mac, at a farmer’s market. Portland feels like home.