Re: Oregonian, Olympia

[Robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Glad to hear from you, but sad that you (and others) are fleeing the bay
area.

I think I remember Walter; didn't he play Peruvian guitars, or something
like that, and do mostly database work at Barra?

I'm pretty sure, since it takes me forever to find new friends, that I'm
stuck here in the bay area until death.  (On the other hand, if all
friends leave the bay area, I may have to reconsider!  So far, a majority
have stayed put.)

Coincidentally, we got back from a trip to L.A. today where we visited
Noelle's childhood friend who (along with her husband) is moving to the
east coast from Ca.  So, the exodus may not be limited to the bay
area.

I'm happy to hear that you've joined a cohousing community.  That's
something that Noelle and I have been looking into.  We started looking
into it when we were in  (the Old Oakland cohousing project), but
the finances just didn't work out for us at the time.  And trying to bring
cohousing to the south bay has been, at best, an uphill battle.

In any case, good luck with the move and your new life in the northwest!

 > From: Peter Hand <http://profiles.yahoo.com/pkhandwww>
 > Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 23:33:03 +0000 (UTC)
 >
 > Hi Robert,
 > I'm on a train to Vancouver that just passed through Olympia, which made me 
 > think of you. I hope all is well with you. We moved to Hood River Oregon 
 > several weeks ago. We're not fully moved and will return to Redwood City next 
 > month to get our car and remaining effects. I saw Chuck a few months ago in 
 >  at a farewell to mutual friend who was moving to France. I don't know 
 > if you remember him, but our Barra colleague Walter Montalvo moved to northern 
 > Italy. I guess the Bay Area exodus is real. 
 > If you're ever in Hood River, we live in a cohousing that has nice guest rooms. 
 > Let me know if you ever want to visit.
 > Peter