I had a great time visiting my friend Stephanie in Portland this past weekend! The sun came out on Saturday and we walked around the market, along the river and throughout the city. The Rose Festival had just started but because of the unusual coldness in the area, there were not many roses blooming. 
I thought the city had a certain charm and I liked its size and many green spaces. We visited Powell's books while we were there and I loaded up on some good reads for the summer. The bookstore takes up an entire city block and is one of the largest in the world. It reminds me just how many classics I have yet to read! We also found a great frozen yogurt place down by Pioneer Square which let us load our dishes with just about every kind of topping you can imagine. Yummy! 
On Sunday, Steph and I went with her family and some family friends to Silver Creek Falls State Park. We hiked around and saw six or seven different waterfalls. It may have been cloudy but the cool temperature provided great hiking weather. It was also fun to meet the Swinsons and grill out at their home. 
I took the train back to Seattle this morning and have been gearing up for another week in the office. I am actually finalizing my travel itinerary to Alaska in mid-June so that provides some excitement. Thank you for all your prayers - I am establishing a kind of routine around here but 9 hours a day behind a computer still seems pretty long. My conversations with my host family and co-workers have continued to provide opportunities to talk about my faith and how it drives the work that I am doing with the EPA. I look forward to seeing what God may do through those relationships.
Happy Memorial Day and Happy (almost) June!
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