Minnesota Girl Moves to Oregon, Discovers Rain > Sunrise Yoga

KEY POINTS

•Stephanie Mork moved from Minnesota to Oregon on a whim with her boyfriend and dog.
•She struggled for six months to find a sense of community and disliked their suburban Portland apartment.
•After attending a rainy networking event, she made her first close friend in Oregon.
•Since then, she joined a hiking group, took French classes, and moved into Portland city living.

Stephanie Mork, a lifelong Minnesota native who religiously biked to Lake Harriet for yoga and hoarded sourdough like a carb hoarder, shockingly agreed to cross the country to rainy Portland with boyfriend and canine in tow. Despite a clear remote job glow-up, six months in the suburban apartment she hated made her question playing adult in a quirkier, wetter state. A rainy-night networking event, fueled by nerves and possibly regret, sparked her first Oregon friendship—proving you too can bond over mutual weather misery. Now, living city-style with fewer friends but way more coffee shops, she finally digs Oregon's odorous charm and sense of community.

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Moved from Minnesota's sun salutations to Oregon's endless rain and existential dread, but hey, found a friend at a soggy networking event. Friendship tastes better when it's soaked in H20 and hope.

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