Riding the Aerial Tram in Portland!
March 30, 2011
After some fumbling around with who’s driving the lead car – involving phone calls, pulling off the road, hand waving and so forth – we were off to Portland and Pacific Northwest College of Art. God has been good to us – the pouring rain didn’t cause us any problems and when we arrived in Portland, it dried up and was beautiful.
We had a wonderful lunch courtesy of a great lady who works at Burger King. We had asked BK for a free meal but there was corporate red tape. The wonderful woman in Boise donated her own money for us to buy lunch anywhere. But of course, we had to support her business and say thanks by eating at BK and it was awesome! People have been so, so good to us!!
The PNCA was interesting. Very different from anything else we’ve seen. I’m not sure right now any of our kids has the talent for this amazing organization, but it was fascinating. Courtney is really curious about photography and she and I decided to sign up for a class when we get home.
We also rode the aerial tram and got a great view of the city and then checked into a gorgeous Red Lion right on the water (thanks Red Lion for the awesome rooms!!).
We’re tired today and a bit emotionally drained. Every night we have “college chat” and our staff shares their own college experiences. Tonight Maria McConnell shared and inspired a real heart-to-heart about our lives and futures. By the end, everyone was crying. Except the boys. I looked over at the three of them with my weepy face and three sets of solemn brown eyes turned and stared at me. Finally, Dakota Heinz said, “there sure are a lot of girls on this trip!”.
Yes there are!
Jean
One of the girls
Group With Bill at Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland!
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