With that in mind, a tale of three cities, and what each brings to the table. But I am here to compare some of the many attributes I’ve considered as I’ve contemplated my future. If I’m going to leave Portland, why wouldn’t I just go back to the Windy City? I worry that my choice makes it look like I’m passing judgement on Columbus as a better city, but it’s a lot more complicated than that.Ĭhicago, Portland, and Columbus are three very different cities, with different things to offer. I’ve dreaded telling Portland friends about my move, but it’s even harder to explain when I talk to my friends in Chicago. What I Wanted From My Move to Portland and What I Got The distance between us has been more felt than I anticipated. I know, I’m a jerk to act shocked about dismal weather in the Pacific Northwest, but here we are.) I didn’t expect to feel this way a year later, but as it stands now, while I had a good year of living on the West Coast and met a ton of awesome friends, I miss my family. (TL DR? Rain! For many months! Seasonal Affective Disorder, nooo. I’ve written before about my complicated feelings about my move to Portland. This move wasn’t planned the way the one that brought me out here was, but life doesn’t always go the way you expect, right? The week before Halloween, I’ll be driving my car and my stuff to Columbus, Ohio, the city I left for Chicago six years ago. Today, I’m planning the logistics of going back to the Midwest. I even documented my last 100 days of living in Chicago in immortal, indie movie montage form. In the months before I left, I carefully planned my move and made arrangements to keep my day job from afar. Last July, I packed up my stuff in my Cavalier in Chicago and headed out west for Portland.
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