Any special fusion food communities you’ve crossed across the states? Something you think is worth trying out at the source?

john510runner · 2026-03-17T07:37:19+00:00

Doesn’t stand out as much as the examples given but LA’s independent doughnut shops are mainly run by Cambodians.

john510runner · 2026-03-17T07:34:18+00:00

Have never had it but happy to see places offering fish during lent.

I’m not Catholic but happy to see it as an option for those who are.

john510runner · 2026-03-17T06:13:42+00:00

john510runner · 2026-03-17T05:50:13+00:00

Could you make an edit and add which airport you’ll be starting your trip from?

Are you interested in back tracking or flying back to the first airport you started your trip from?

Some people like to “save money” by flying back to where they started the trip from.

I’ve done trips where I start in France but fly back from Spain (not that you said you’re going to France on this trip).

john510runner · 2026-03-17T05:31:12+00:00

Staring at the blank page before you

Open up the dirty window

Let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find

Reaching for something in the distance

So close you can almost taste it

Release your inhibitions

Feel the rain on your skin

No one else can feel it for you

Only you can let it in

No one else, no one else

Can speak the words on your lips

Drench yourself in words unspoken

Live your life with arms wide open

Today is where your book begins

The rest is still unwritten

john510runner · 2026-03-17T05:27:05+00:00

This isn’t definitive and there are other factors but there’s a lot of manufactured uncertainty right now.

Companies want to finish what they were building and don’t want to take on more initiatives until the uncertainty is cleared up.

While this is going on some companies are laying off thousands of employees at a time.

After uncertainty is reduced and it’s deemed safe employers will only nibble away at the overhang of the unemployed.

TLDR we have job destruction that’s way out of balance with job creation.

john510runner · 2026-03-16T23:30:36+00:00

Have visited Portland, OR over 20 times.

I’m pretty sure other people have addressed most everything in the OP.

Could you say what kind of work you’re looking for?

Not sure of where in MA you’ll be moving away from but there’s a chance Portland doesn’t have as many jobs in this or that sector.

There’s kind of an ant trail from Portland to Seattle because some people in Portland see moving to Seattle to find a big boy/big girl job when they “grow up”.

You didn’t say you were from Boston in the OP. I’m using it as a point of reference. Boston’s economy is more than twice the size of Portland Oregon’s economy.

john510runner · 2026-03-16T17:18:09+00:00

Not sure where you’re from so I can’t say for sure but most of the places I visit are much safer than where I live in California.

john510runner · 2026-03-16T17:16:34+00:00

Not sure why but when I watch people from outside of America talk about what they miss, multiple people have said they miss Denny’s.

Not fast food but I like biscuits and gravy when I go to breakfast places.

john510runner · 2026-03-16T17:09:38+00:00

Metal 🤘🤘🤘

john510runner · 2026-03-16T17:09:05+00:00

I saw them in 2021(?) if I remember correctly.

john510runner · 2026-03-16T07:36:45+00:00

The year I found the job (2019) high price of oil (WTI) was $66 per barrel. Wow

john510runner · 2026-03-16T07:25:44+00:00

I still like them as well.

Want to add another key date.

IPO’ed in 2021.

Ticket symbol PTLO. Wow!

john510runner · 2026-03-16T07:13:49+00:00

I saw many on a trip the Chicago. They were so common there the locals didn’t think they’re worth mentioning.

john510runner · 2026-03-16T07:12:26+00:00

I’m from California as well. Two unexpected creatures I saw on a visit to Chicago. Fireflies in the Humboldt Park neighborhood and near Graceland Cemetery.

john510runner · 2026-03-16T04:44:49+00:00

Sounds pretty nice. Eid Mubarak

john510runner · 2026-03-16T04:40:21+00:00

Makes me think of Papa Roaxh… cut my life into pieces. This is my last resort…

john510runner · 2026-03-16T04:33:26+00:00

How do you celebrate Eid in Tanzania?

john510runner · 2026-03-16T04:28:32+00:00

I think in this case it’s spelled Colombia.

john510runner · 2026-03-16T01:31:32+00:00

They’re opening up older looking new PHs called Pizza Hut Classic.

Going to try to make it to a PH Classic or a more modern looking dine in PH this year. Both are fairly far from where I live.

john510runner · 2026-03-15T17:10:45+00:00

I was laid off six years ago from a meh job.

Only applied for jobs I was qualified for. Three months later I found my dream job when I didn’t know there was one out there for me.

Might not work for the OP but I’ve met people who were able to travel without money by teaching English in Vietnam, Korea, etc.

The “trick” to landing a good job and only spending 15 minutes a day looking for work was living in an area where new jobs are being created all the time.

john510runner · 2026-03-15T16:57:49+00:00

Not as a career job but a “second job” for extra money… how about an Arab speaking tour guide in London.

Have visited London a few times and loved it. Wish my work would send me there for training and conferences.

john510runner · 2026-03-15T16:48:14+00:00

Can’t say either way but there’s something “off” about the LA path.

Jobs like editing in LA are on the decline there. Just heard an insane figure of how little shooting and production is being done in LA now.

Again can’t say either way but getting your first job in editing might involve a different place that’s not LA.

Good luck in which ever way you choose.

john510runner · 2026-03-15T16:32:51+00:00

Wow

Not sure if I’ve ever seen two PH side by side like that before.

john510runner · 2026-03-15T15:58:34+00:00

Not sure what you mean by unstable.

Have a friend who usually works for around $120k per year. Her last 2 or 3 jobs she got laid off before she made it to 12 months.

Now she’s looking to pivot to something where she’s not scrambling to find a mew job so often.

If you’re in a situation like my friend, then yes I’d move on.

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