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What’s Your Biggest Accomplishment of 2020 so far?

Our favorite Portland looks this week.

(Wesley Lapointe)

By Wesley Lapointe |

Published January 7

Updated January 7

"Being here. It's my first time in Portland."

"I met the girl of my dreams."

(Left) "Taking Thursday and Friday off from school." (Right) "Forgetting the day of the week already."

"Sticking to my resolutions."

"Got six months clean and sober."

"I went on a 10-mile hike yesterday."

"The sound of coin in the pocket and the right to vote."

"Going to the Tsubaki Grand Shrine near Lake Stevens."

"Smoked a lot of weed."

"I was in bed by 10 o'clock last night."

"A job promotion."

About Wesley Lapointe

Wesley Lapointe grew up in Maine, and moved to Portland in January of 2019. He quickly jumped on the Trailblazers wagon, but was less eager to get on the 7-months-of-rain wagon. Catch him sprinting after busses without spilling his coffee.

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