if you partake, Burdick's chocolate shop (I am addicted to their shaved chocolate for making hot chocolate and so have to arrange for restocking once or twice a year)
I disagree with donnad on the absence of spring -- it's my favorite season, and Portland has lots of it, often from February into June. Fall, however, is more subtle here than in New England.
Going to the beach in the summer is different here; it's almost never as hot as it can be on the east coast. The water is almost always much colder -- too cold for me to be comfortable going all the way in -- with large, sometimes dangerous waves. and there's usually a strong breeze. I love visiting the Pacific coast, but it's really not the same as going to a beach in MA, and I do miss being able to do that a couple of times a summer.
If there's more higher ed in your future, Boston certainly has many more options than Portland does.
Being proud of your state for supporting equal rights (e.g. marriage)
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Date: 2009-01-09 02:52 pm (UTC)if you partake, Burdick's chocolate shop (I am addicted to their shaved chocolate for making hot chocolate and so have to arrange for restocking once or twice a year)
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Going to the beach in the summer is different here; it's almost never as hot as it can be on the east coast. The water is almost always much colder -- too cold for me to be comfortable going all the way in -- with large, sometimes dangerous waves. and there's usually a strong breeze. I love visiting the Pacific coast, but it's really not the same as going to a beach in MA, and I do miss being able to do that a couple of times a summer.
If there's more higher ed in your future, Boston certainly has many more options than Portland does.
Being proud of your state for supporting equal rights (e.g. marriage)
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