Day One of Unschooling in Portland Oregon

So, this is the first day of our trip to Portland. I had class on the weekend and my daughter and I stayed for a week-so we had plenty of time to "unschool" in the world of the West Coast.  The first thing we did is wake up in the morning to a beautiful sunrise on the Willamette river at our condo- it was breath taking.  We did yoga and left for downtown Portland. Taking the bus.  We then made our way to my favorite place Cacao- a magical little drinking chocolate cafe that is straight out of the movie Chocolat with Juliette Binoche.  I go there every time I am in town. Several times.  My favorite is the spicy which has cayenne, coconut cream and cinnamon.  I feel soo happy as I drink it.  My daughter had the cinnamon milk chocolate- she also loved it.  Another thing that was breathtaking was the rhododendrons which were all over the city- white and pink- just wonderful...and of course, the fountains all over the city were beautiful as well.  You can see my daughter is wearing her little house on the prairie outfit-and her hat is a special gift from our dear friend Kristie Burns- naturopath and waldorf homeschool adviser- Katia wears it everywhere!  It is so awesome that she is 11 and can still live in her own realm.  Lastly, I was very impressed at the recycling available throughout the city- restaurants and airports- almost all of them have separate receptacles for paper and plastic!  More coming tomorrow.

 Aurore