My Precious Feelings of Portland Trip

I traveled to Portland from November 15 - 18. It was only four days but I really enjoyed it. It was my first time to visit Portland and I especially learned and felt three things: history, people and nature of Portland.

First, I enjoyed learning about the history of Oregon. On first day, I went to McLaughlin House. This is a house where Dr. John McLaughlin lived. He helped travelers on the Oregon Trail to provide bed rooms and give food. Also he donated land for schools and churches. Thus, he contributed to the development of Oregon, so today, he is called "The Father of Oregon." I looked around his house and listened to the explanation about him. He was definitely rich and his picture looks a little scare, but by knowing him, I realized he was a very kind man because it is not easy and common to lend my own rooms and give food to travelers. It is not exaggeration that he made Oregon America. Information about him helped me to enjoy this trip.

Reed College, One of Colleges I Visited

Second, I had a good time with people in Portland. I visited two colleges and one university. In Columbia Basin College, I introduced my presentation topic to two students. They are studying Japanese and they are interested in Japanese culture, so they listened to my presentation attentively. I was very nervous, so I couldn't talk about it well, but they encouraged me. They were so kind and I was so happy. Also, I talked with someone because he/she suddenly started to talk to me. People in Portland are warm and good.

With Karen in Amazing Multhonah Fall

Last, I was touched by the nature of Portland. Of course, Spokane has also big nature but I felt there are many differences from Spokane's nature and Portland's nature. On last day, I went to Multhonah Falls. It is very big fall and it has two steps. While I was sawing this fall's, I wondered why and how this fall was made. It was so huge, so it is difficult to imagine how this falls was made. Also, when we moved to next point by car, I saw a lot of nature. Portland is big city, so there are a lot of buildings. However, there is also beautiful nature. Portland has two faces; city and nature. I think it is very big difference between Spokane and Portland. Usually, people in the city can't touch nature so much, but in Portland, it is different. I think it is very big feature of Portland.

This trip was not long trip but it gave me a lot of fun. Also, I enjoyed learning about history, meeting people and touching nature of Portland through my experiences. If I have a chance, I want to visit there and I want to know about this marvelous city more.

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