This week has been another busy one in good old Oregon. I'm pretty much officially a local now as I have checked out downtown Corvallis a couple of times, have been running in a few different areas, made the long journey to Albany (the next town over but it took me almost all day on the buses to get there and back) and most of all I am now the proud owner of an awesome little cruiser bike to get me around. It is pink and just cool (unfortunately it doesn't make...

I've been in Oregon for a week and it feels more like months! I have to say it had been pretty easy to fall in love with this state. The people here are super friendly, which some might say has something to do with my Aussie accent, but I like to think Oregonians are just friendly people. So that has made me feel more at home. On arrival, I spent only a day in Portland, mainly shopping (I brought barely anything with me except my snowboard and a few clothes) an...