I’ll be back in Portland and will reach out to Ali and David, for sure. My stay with them turned into my inviting them to a show I was performing in turned into a follow-up and thoughtful conversation on the performance piece itself. Wow!
I felt their hospitality was genuine. They showed such care for my comfort and enjoyment while I was their guest. The lit pathway and stairs from the sidewalk through their front garden made my Secret Garden childhood smile.
I was always at ease with them and felt a trust in them as generally respecting and respectable people. When they spoke with me, it seemed Ali and David came from a place of sincere curiosity in contrast to, say, mechanical interactions that are more commonplace and make me want to exit stage left.
What wonderful people!