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   wet forest moon folklorist (seachanger@alaskan.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Sep-2025 09:08:41 JST wet forest moon folklorist

   I moved from a majority MAGA small rural town in Alaska to portland, or and all I have to show for it is my salvaged mental health, a sense of belonging and self worth, and the overwhelming feeling that it’s ok actually for me to be exactly who I am

   in Portland I interact with a lot of people who are very different than me, I talk to lots of trans people irl not just online, and I’m constantly inspired by the creativity, quirkiness, and sense of possibility in this city

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Sep-2025 09:08:37 JST Miakoda

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     @camless @seachanger Portland is the first place I've lived where I actually give a shit about the city I'm in.

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     Cadmus (camless@m.ai6yr.org)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Sep-2025 09:08:38 JST Cadmus

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     @seachanger I saw from your posts you were in PDX, but didn't know you moved from AK. Congrats!

     I'm not sure how to communicate my love for the city, but despite everything, I've liked living there more than anywhere else in my life.

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     wet forest moon folklorist (seachanger@alaskan.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Sep-2025 09:08:40 JST wet forest moon folklorist

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     not saying this is some kind of perfect city, but I am saying that sometimes it’s good to make a change, and understand that where you live does affect how you feel and who you’re able to be. if it werent so morally & logistically fraught I’d leave the US (always wanted to) but for now Pdx is a good change for me personally

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     Miakoda (hellomiakoda@pdx.social)'s status on Tuesday, 16-Sep-2025 09:09:38 JST Miakoda

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     @seachanger Welcome! ❤️