Living In Portland, Oregon - 1 Year Update

Awesome vid! I know we’d all love to hear another update since you’ve been there for an extra year or so since this video was uploaded.

I'm going to be moving to the Portland area from California on the 1st of April. I'm really excited and hopefully. I'll be able to find success in the server industry as well as food. Thank you so very much for the information

So much beauty in Oregon. The tents ohhhh my. I wonder how camping is.

As a black man in nyc trying to move to Portland, I asked one of my friends from Portland why do you guys love hiking so much? He told me he didn’t get it as well at first too (he’s from Idaho) but when he visited “Crater Lake” he said it change him and he’s never ask why again and never will. So I guess it’s about the journey, health benefits, and what you potentially could be hiking towards that make it worth it. One thing is for sure, I now really want to visit crater lake.

I grew up on the Oregon Coast and moved to Portland in '99. How early Portland closes for the most part has been a struggle. When I visited NY and Toronto I was like, everything is available all the time! This is great! Most restaurants in PDX close at 9pm on weekdays which is a bummer if you want late, late? Late night eats past 10pm. The geographic beauty of the region will always be a draw for a lot of people. This Portlander doesn't have a Subaru but a Honda. I do have a dog....and a horse. I have Nike ACGs and Converse All Star (Bugs Bunny furry edition for his 80th bday), Cool vid! Blessed adventures to where your life takes you!

As a black man for myself I wanted to move there I'm 23 and I'm in my career for engineering and I was looking for day in the life of Portland I kept scrolling and scrolling and then I just ran across your video you have gained a subscriber and hopefully when I move there I think your chill to hang around. Thx brodie

Greetings buddy. Your Uber driver from last night. Cool video about Portland. Very real

I lived in Portland for about 10 years and you nailed it! Moved back east in 2018. But I miss it sometimes. People have dogs cuz they bark. They bark when your bike is stolen or when someone has mistaken your package on the porch for theirs. Weed stores and food trucks are mostly superb. IMHO Nice vid and thank you for entertaining me. BTW who IS Amine?

Glad I stumbled across this video. I moved up here about 18 months ago after living in SF for 20+ years. One of our biggest complaints (other than the junkies) is also how early so many restaurants close. I live & work close to downtown, so I’m fortunate enough to be able to walk to work, but even if I had to drive I wouldn’t wa to to leave my Subaru (😂) downtown. Where is Amine?

"then you got the healthy stuff" shows a picture of literal grass lmfao

I'm from the Berg... love your channel!

Great and honest video! Queens born & raised, but lived in CT, NC & NJ. I visited Portland in 2021 and it was nice, but my group definitely felt like the only Black & Latine people there 😅 The homeless population was bigger than we thought & very vanilla, it was an experience. Thinking about a move to Portland next year, since it’s cheaper to live there than in L.A., Santa Monica or San Francisco. Any areas in Portland you recommend? Or to avoid? Downtown, Slabtown, etc?

Thank you !!! I am getting transferred for work and my husband and I were concerned. He is black and I am Latina and so many people have told us that there are no people of color. We are taking a trip this month to check it out like you said, wish us luck

"Yes, everywhere in the country is expensive.. all landlords should go to jail..." 😭👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💀💀💀

Great content Bro.. I'm a tech Bro.. Hiking is an IT person's safe space. It gets us active, moving, with less stress than lifting, with more fun. Our backs, knees, hips, are dying for us to move

I been waiting on a new video, I'll be their in March,Do all soul food restaurants

Love how honest you are in this, we’re thinking about moving to Portland but I’m honestly not too excited about it, I feel very uneasy in any space where I don’t see people that look like me and also thank you for addressing that poc comment and saying I’m black, I hate when people say poc, this is not the 60’s.

I’m living in South Carolina right now, but my family was military so I was in Florida, California, Virginia, Hawaii, etc. I’m not a big fan of where I am and I’m thinking of moving after school (if everything goes well), but I don’t want to jump into a city and make a big mistake. I love the Pacific Coastline and Portland is just beautiful, but what you said about the homeless people and the police makes me… eh… I’m young! I want to go somewhere exciting, but not carjacking exciting. And thanks for making this video! People that want to move around like me always appreciate your insight and advice.

Just curious... What city do you think might be a better fit for you? I'm also considering a move to Portland but have resisted it for a few years due to some of the things you mentioned. I lived in SF / Oakland for 16 years until 2015 and still miss the diverse art scene and culture and feeling on the street that used to be there. Eventually it got so expensive that the concentration of culture/freaks/diversity eventually moved away and tons of established community centers and businesses went with clearing the way for the tech invasions. I've lived in a few places since then, but nothing really scratches the itch like it used to. Maybe I'm just getting a little older and a little jaded? Anyway, your videos were helpful. Hope you continue to be inspired where you are.

I haven't seen any Portland videos for awhile. Do you have any updates, especially now that the city is supposedly shutting down the drugs and trying to get rid of the tents?