When I was in my early twenties, living on my own in Portland and making my way about town, either on my bike or the bus, I would read the “missed connections/I SAW U” section of my local weeklies (Willamette Week, or Willy Week, or just Willy and The Mercury or Merc). I didn’t have a computer, so I didn’t know about Craigslist or other online sites. I used computers at the time to do occasional research and emailing, but mainly to type up papers for my Portland Community College classes and generally in the college’s communal computer lab.
MIssed Connections…
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Tagged America, American stereotypes, Craigslist, I SAW U, Maps, Missed Connections, stereotypes, The Portland Mercury, The United States, The United States of America, Willamette Weekly
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