The funny thing is that I actually spent quite a bit of my life thinking that I didn't like people either... turns out I just don't like brainwashed, uninspired, semi-lifeless people. The whole time I spent traveling, I had only a couple interactions that weren't wildly inspiring and lovely. I went from being a lifelong introvert to one of the most extroverted people around. (though I'm in a much more introverted phase at the moment)

I've been diving down the vaccine rabbit hole recently, and chose to start my series off with a piece about the US government's history of human experimentation. 9/11 is definitely one of the most mindblowing ones... how does anyone believe the official story?

There are some really great things about Portland: mostly the big trees and the focus on organic, local food, as well as the amount of yoga and non-western medicine around. Unfortunately, the place is also extremely statist, and the answer to most every problem seems to be "ban it!"