This past weekend I went up to Seattle, WA with Allie Meekins and David De Boer to just have a chill weekend. David and I stayed with John, one of his good friends, and spent most of the time with all his snow boarding buddies from Stevens Pass. It was an amazing weekend.
There is such beauty and character in the whole city, but I am not sure if it is in the location and the buildings or just the people that make it so special. Yeah, its both. I still have a lot more to go back and see, but all the shops, markets, cafes and breweries are filled with the most interesting and beautiful things. Unique in every way. The most wonderful part is how the people are so kind. Eager to converse and hold open doors, genuine hearts. The city is in no rush. The elements of life and living there are so different from the busy, distracted and discontent of what is typically found in California. I'm really not one who would consider myself a city girl, but that was before I met Seattle. I always hated the loud busy streets of San Fransisco and Los Angeles, though some really amazing architectures and some pretty areas, I would never ever live in a place like those. Every city has sketch areas, but not all of them are outweighed by positives. I can see myself living in Seattle :)
You write so eloquently I love it, I would love to see the states north of here either Oregon or washington because I hear both are beautiful, large cities intimidate me too and I grew up in San Diego.. granted it was a beachy little suburb of San Diego.. but yea.. oh and I can't stand Los Angeles, the spiritual atmosphere there is gross! ugh!... but burbank is nice.. and some of the surroundings are alright.. and yea.. I am just blabbing.
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