Category Archives: Sustainable Transportation
Three new salons: Portland, Boston, and Vancouver, BC!
I love my Dream Into Change salons, and I’m taking them international this summer! I will be visiting the lovely Vancouver, BC, by train (of course!) at the end of June and beginning of July, and I will be and hosting … Continue reading
Successful campaign: Amtrak to offer vegan meals on the dining car!
Well, we did it!! Yesterday, I spoke on the phone with Tom Hall, Amtrak’s VP of Customer Service, and Gary Gunderson, head of their Food and Beverage Services department. Mr. Hall had received helpful letters from a number of you, … Continue reading
My interview on The Sprocket Podcast
This past Tuesday, I was honored and delighted to be interviewed by Brock Dittus and Aaron Flores of The Sprocket Podcast. This podcast has been running for the past four years, and the current hosts interview a variety of people … Continue reading
Waking up to palm trees
This winter I’ve been battling a mild depression. (You, too? Seems like it’s been going around.) Somehow in the fall, my mojo started to falter. I think it all started in late September, when my partner experienced some serious setbacks … Continue reading
Reconnecting to my Portland roots
Lately I have been feeling disconnected. Disconnected from myself, disconnected from my community… and, without realizing it, I think also disconnected from my adopted home. I was a newcomer here in Portland in 1990. Since then, we have been awash … Continue reading
California so far
My California journey is under way! It is turning out to be less of a working trip, and more of a vacation, than I had envisioned, but I’m finding that I’m OK with that. There will be plenty of time … Continue reading
California, here I come!
My southbound train trip is fast approaching, and my excitement about it is building daily. I’m definitely looking forward to taking a break from Portland’s wintertime rain and cold … and I’m also really looking forward to expanding my Dream … Continue reading
All aboard!
Well, things are humming right along! I have been heartened by the feedback I’ve already received on this blog, even though it is still under construction and hasn’t been officially launched yet. I love hearing from people whose paths are … Continue reading
My dream
As I write this, it is the eve of my 40th birthday. I am ready to begin the next chapter of my life, dreaming into my own change. I am not a youngster anymore. It is time for me to … Continue reading