Life Update | Living in Portland, Pro and Cons, Finding the Black Community 

How did ur move go?? I'm asking because I'm moving there from FL next week and would appreciate any helpful tips😊

@@dianelarro1886Hi, how did your move go?

Hi and welcome! Omg I love Screendoor, I’ll have to try Matt’s BBQ. Thanks for the recs! 💓

@@adoseofdai you are welcome

Hope you have a smooth move 🤗 thanks for watching!

Did you end up moving?

Welcome to Portland! 🤗 I’ve tried Fire on the Mountain and it’s not my favorite but it’s definitely one of the better options haha

Thanks for watching! 💓

Hi! I have another video on this, but honestly neighborhoods will depend on your specific needs/lifestyle. Beaverton, Hillsboro are more suburban and secluded from the city. NW/Slabtown has a lot of older apartments but very charming area close to dining, shopping and entertainment. I also hear there are some really cool neighborhoods on the SE side but I’m not as familiar with that area!

Oh! I feel like on *average* rent can be around $1500-1700 but obviously that can range can change based on the neighborhood you’re in and size of the space. Hope that helps!

Thank you so much!!! I'll explore the mentioned areas for sure to see if they're a good fit and I'll check out the other vid as well.

I wouldn’t recommend moving here as Black person, it’s super segregated and the KKK operated here until the somewhere around the early 90s right by the one “black neighborhood.” The black population is like less than 5% and is the smallest minority group in Portland, which is continuing being pushed out. The white liberal people are the typical passive aggressively racial ignorant who tell you they voted for Obama twice unprompted (but then voted for Trump). The Black community she’s referring is mostly the typical Light skinned folks with a Black father and a White mother archetype that participate heavily in respectability politics. “Girrrrl, you in danger. The amount of Black folks that I personally was acquainted and classmates with who were ok white folks say the N word with an A was very uncomfortable. Oregon is essentially white utopia, it once the Whites only state, and you couldn’t own property as a black person until the mid-90’s.

Exactly why I’m watching this video. Trying to get out of Atl 😅

Oh my God same here!!!

Does Atlanta feel unsafe?

@@ariesdelfuego yes especially if you got children.

Nice video. It’s always good to hear others perspective of this city. From a local: Willamette rhymes with Dam it

It’s the only way 😂

Ask away! 😆

@@adoseofdai Its definitely hard trying to find a job due to the fact that we wont be able to start right away. How was it in saving and making sure you had enough to do such a big move and have enough for the apartment.

It doesn’t snow much but it shuts the city down. They do not know how to drive in it. You use to have to put chains on your tires but that might have changed

@@melissaawesome9403 Thank you.

I love it! The city has grown on me 🤗

Definitely feel comfortable & welcome! I moved from Texas so racism/discrimination is not new to me haha.

@@adoseofdai I’m possibly moving from Dallas also. Overall any regrets??

It's relative - if you're from LA, NYC, SF etc. it's cheaper for sure. If you're from smaller towns or low cost of living cities in the Midwest (for example), you're in for some sticker shock. Housing is the big one - low supply and pretty spendy to rent or buy.

I’m aware 👍🏾

You would be surprised how black people who grew up here didn’t know any this. Be prepared and expect that a a very good amount (particular the men)of people in your community to not have solidarity with you because I’ve witness my Black friends laughing at Anti-black jokes, or randomly shitting on black women by other black women. I hope you are able built a network of a community. ❤❤

There's no more black neighborhoods everybody's on one side of the fence then the other people who live in Portland we're spread out once it's a lot of homelessness here on the streets are mayor Ted wheeler is mentally ill walking the streets attacking people and stuff is really not good place to come to

Never mind got my answer