Dai J.

Dai J.

welcome to my visual diary: life of a texas gal in the pacific northwest; soaking up the experiences & embracing the change.

here you’ll find all things lifestyle: life in the pnw, married life, food & travel adventures and so much more.

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it's our anniversary

it's our anniversary

the end of summer

the end of summer

Vlog: A Weekend in Seattle

Vlog: A Weekend in Seattle

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  • @Etse-dj1wm
    @Etse-dj1wm9 күн бұрын

    I’m about to live in PDX and I need melanated friends 😢😢

  • @marsmerkabah5026
    @marsmerkabah50263 ай бұрын

    Oh man I wish you had the names of these apartments.

  • @essebug1066
    @essebug10664 ай бұрын

    One year later how do you feel about Portland?

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai4 ай бұрын

    I love it! The city has grown on me 🤗

  • @ali_levlogs279
    @ali_levlogs2796 ай бұрын

    I am moving to Oregon with my husband and daughter and seriously can’t wait! We visited Beaverton in May of last year and we fell in love! We live in Vegas now and Vegas is definitely not family friendly lol

  • @emoses6284
    @emoses62848 ай бұрын

    You're so talented!

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai7 ай бұрын

    Thank you ❤

  • @Blk622
    @Blk62210 ай бұрын

    I’m on my journey now.. moving from Texas to Oregon.

  • @breezyrose192
    @breezyrose19211 ай бұрын

    Thanks for sharing! My partner and I moved here about a year ago and are still settling in, your videos are inspiring me to do some more exploring of the city!

  • @KingMeBad
    @KingMeBad Жыл бұрын

    I’ve been feeling the pull to Portland…from Philly. The weather is the SAME here in the winter. It amazes me no one talks about how similar the weather in the NE area is to Portland/Seattle, especially since we haven’t been getting nearly as much snow as we used to. To me, it feels like a dead zone of hustle and bustle, smog and dread, moving fast to go nowhere lol.

  • @saintunplugged5610
    @saintunplugged5610 Жыл бұрын

    happy anniversary to you guys ❤️

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    thank youu! 🤗

  • @imove_accordingly
    @imove_accordingly Жыл бұрын

    Dope video!! Happy Anniversary!!

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    thank you ❤

  • @christopherjackson1084
    @christopherjackson1084 Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos! Keep it up.

  • @rosemarie6677
    @rosemarie6677 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for sharing, but how much are the apts? Half asleep, maybe I missed it? Thanks..

  • @terenceflanagan1225
    @terenceflanagan12254 ай бұрын

    Very very expensive

  • @Mitochondresha
    @Mitochondresha Жыл бұрын

    Loveee the simplicity of your videos!

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    Appreciate it! ❤🙏🏾

  • @mamasews
    @mamasews Жыл бұрын

    My husband and I just moved to Portland from Dallas and your content has been such a gem! Love seeing the city from your perspective 🤎

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    Welcome to Portland!! 🫶🏾

  • @mamasews
    @mamasews Жыл бұрын

    @@adoseofdai Thank you! Looking forward to adventuring the food and wine! Hopefully we can hit on a good BBQ spot soon 😖

  • @mamasews
    @mamasews Жыл бұрын

    This may be a long shot! But if you and hubs are accepting any more friend applications..😅 my husband and I would love to do coffee or something one day!

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    @@mamasews omg yes! are you on IG? shoot me a DM @adoseofdai ❤️

  • @mamasews
    @mamasews Жыл бұрын

    @@adoseofdai Found ya! It’s @_chass____ 🤎

  • @sequoiaedwards5234
    @sequoiaedwards5234 Жыл бұрын

    great videoooo🤩🤩🤩 i always enjoy your content

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! ❤

  • @larrycubbison4750
    @larrycubbison4750 Жыл бұрын

    Dope I actually gain some good insight from this video I definitely appreciate you for it thank you 🙏🏾 ❤

  • @titandoomshop
    @titandoomshop Жыл бұрын

    love how blacks always bring race into everything , just live in portland youll be fine i promise

  • @gurnblanston3210
    @gurnblanston321010 ай бұрын

    No shit. This is supposed to be a video about Portland, not a video about her obsession with differences in skin color.

  • @ralphbieker8104
    @ralphbieker8104 Жыл бұрын

    FACE IT, PORTLAND IS A LAWLESS DRUG INFESTED DANGEROUS CITY !!!

  • @sequoiaedwards5234
    @sequoiaedwards5234 Жыл бұрын

    i love this video so much, and your other ones, the PNW is so beautiful and I will visit and maybe live there in the future!

  • @Kangaruworld1
    @Kangaruworld1 Жыл бұрын

    What area did you stay in Portland Oregon?

  • @thomaskim477
    @thomaskim477 Жыл бұрын

    I hope someone informs her that Oregon was once the only whites only state. And the “designated black neighborhood” was located in close proximity to the KKK who operated until before the mid 90s, so do the basic math…

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    I’m aware 👍🏾

  • @thomaskim477
    @thomaskim477 Жыл бұрын

    You would be surprised how black people who grew up here didn’t know any this. Be prepared and expect that a a very good amount (particular the men)of people in your community to not have solidarity with you because I’ve witness my Black friends laughing at Anti-black jokes, or randomly shitting on black women by other black women. I hope you are able built a network of a community. ❤❤

  • @LisaHill-es2wh
    @LisaHill-es2wh Жыл бұрын

    There's no more black neighborhoods everybody's on one side of the fence then the other people who live in Portland we're spread out once it's a lot of homelessness here on the streets are mayor Ted wheeler is mentally ill walking the streets attacking people and stuff is really not good place to come to

  • @DashBorad_P
    @DashBorad_P Жыл бұрын

    Where is the blk community at then??? Cause I live in Portland for 15 years straight. and on and off for the last 5… so where at? Plz explain

  • @isabelletobe9784
    @isabelletobe9784 Жыл бұрын

    You've encouraged me to start applying to jobs! Thank you and good luck with everything :)

  • @ariqur
    @ariqur Жыл бұрын

    Hey, WHat brought you to PDX?

  • @anthonylucious4219
    @anthonylucious4219 Жыл бұрын

    Is it expensive to live in Portland?

  • @anthonyfox477
    @anthonyfox477 Жыл бұрын

    It's relative - if you're from LA, NYC, SF etc. it's cheaper for sure. If you're from smaller towns or low cost of living cities in the Midwest (for example), you're in for some sticker shock. Housing is the big one - low supply and pretty spendy to rent or buy.

  • @AmandaAwakens
    @AmandaAwakens Жыл бұрын

    New subscriber! As a recent transplant to the PNW (Tacoma, WA) I love watching your journey as a fellow black girl & KZreadr. And I have a trip to Portland planned soon. ❤

  • @SelenaTrevino
    @SelenaTrevino Жыл бұрын

    loved this silent vlog!! Excited to follow your journey as I contemplate moving back home to Portland 🤪

  • @jaithevegan
    @jaithevegan Жыл бұрын

    I’m looking for a change from the Midwest. Over this flatness 😅 Portland is on my list so I’m happy to find this channel! Just subbed ❤

  • @thomaskim477
    @thomaskim477 Жыл бұрын

    I wouldn’t recommend moving here as Black person, it’s super segregated and the KKK operated here until the somewhere around the early 90s right by the one “black neighborhood.” The black population is like less than 5% and is the smallest minority group in Portland, which is continuing being pushed out. The white liberal people are the typical passive aggressively racial ignorant who tell you they voted for Obama twice unprompted (but then voted for Trump). The Black community she’s referring is mostly the typical Light skinned folks with a Black father and a White mother archetype that participate heavily in respectability politics. “Girrrrl, you in danger. The amount of Black folks that I personally was acquainted and classmates with who were ok white folks say the N word with an A was very uncomfortable. Oregon is essentially white utopia, it once the Whites only state, and you couldn’t own property as a black person until the mid-90’s.

  • @zierionwilliams8912
    @zierionwilliams8912 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this video, I’m moving to Portland in about 6 months from BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA. I’m super nervous yet again so excited to step outside my comfort zone and explore different parts of the world. I am a little nervous about finding black spaces, where I can connect with people but your video really gave me relief that I can fit into this new city. THANK YOU and THANK YOU!

  • @dianelarro1886
    @dianelarro1886 Жыл бұрын

    How did ur move go?? I'm asking because I'm moving there from FL next week and would appreciate any helpful tips😊

  • @DiamondDondada
    @DiamondDondada9 ай бұрын

    @@dianelarro1886Hi, how did your move go?

  • @blackskyy669
    @blackskyy669 Жыл бұрын

    I love the windows n 2️⃣ The second bedroom could be a closet….

  • @jaimebrown2390
    @jaimebrown2390 Жыл бұрын

    what is the price ranges of the apartments if you don't mind sharing?

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    They ranged from $1900 to $2300

  • @9397nat
    @9397nat Жыл бұрын

    I couldn't imagine living in a room with no window! Moving to PDX soon and I love your vids :)

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    Exactly! Especially in the PNW when it’s so gloomy most of the time. I need light 😆. Thanks for watching 🫶🏾

  • @domthefurious1
    @domthefurious1 Жыл бұрын

    really loved the silent vlog style! the first place with the windows was 😍

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    thanks dom🥹 silent vlogs make editing so much easier 😆 i was in love with them windows!!

  • @candycaine2244
    @candycaine2244 Жыл бұрын

    How was it moving to Oregon as a black person? Not many black people is fine (easier for me to relate to them haha), but do you feel welcome? Is there any nuanced discrimination, or are you comfortable?

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    Definitely feel comfortable & welcome! I moved from Texas so racism/discrimination is not new to me haha.

  • @lovemeladyful
    @lovemeladyful Жыл бұрын

    @@adoseofdai I’m possibly moving from Dallas also. Overall any regrets??

  • @irishadriano554
    @irishadriano554 Жыл бұрын

    Lovd it

  • @empress4522
    @empress4522 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks so much for your video considering moving to Portland with the family :) could you make a video for your experience with finances there? Also what camera do you use?? Looks great!

  • @nando_mcfly
    @nando_mcfly Жыл бұрын

    Also no good Caribbean food places, central and South American.

  • @anthonyhumphrey2540
    @anthonyhumphrey2540 Жыл бұрын

    Are you single

  • @anthonyhumphrey2540
    @anthonyhumphrey2540 Жыл бұрын

    Never mind got my answer

  • @bernitaccooper
    @bernitaccooper Жыл бұрын

    Love the vibes!

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching! ❤

  • @kamariadominique
    @kamariadominique Жыл бұрын

    Loveeeee this vlog ❤

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for tuning in! 💞

  • @emoses6284
    @emoses6284 Жыл бұрын

    I love your vlogs, always such a vibe! I was thinking about moving to the portland area, would you recommend for a fellow melanated lady?

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for watching! Yes, Portland isn’t for everyone but there’s a growing melanated community and it’s a fun place to explore 🤗

  • @freedomordeath1805
    @freedomordeath1805 Жыл бұрын

    Do you like Oregon ? Keep it real with me is it a great place to move ?

  • @PoeticJ21
    @PoeticJ212 жыл бұрын

    I'm thinking bout packing up a car and moving to Portland from atlanta... Atlanta ain't the same no mo

  • @monierelocated2028
    @monierelocated2028 Жыл бұрын

    Exactly why I’m watching this video. Trying to get out of Atl 😅

  • @every8hours382
    @every8hours382 Жыл бұрын

    Oh my God same here!!!

  • @ariesdelfuego
    @ariesdelfuego Жыл бұрын

    Does Atlanta feel unsafe?

  • @PoeticJ21
    @PoeticJ21 Жыл бұрын

    @@ariesdelfuego yes especially if you got children.

  • @aquariellearetee
    @aquariellearetee2 жыл бұрын

    Hi. I want to travel to Portland with my toddler. Do you have any suggestions or can you redirect me to some sources so I can plan accordingly ?

  • @syeedajechols
    @syeedajechols2 жыл бұрын

    Hi thanks for making the PDX videos? Have you visited any churches or know of good ones to visit?

  • @rojahabandera
    @rojahabandera2 жыл бұрын

    I’m moving there in a month from Vegas. Are the roads well maintained in the winter? I’ve driven in snow but Portland looks hilly.

  • @melissaawesome9403
    @melissaawesome94032 жыл бұрын

    It doesn’t snow much but it shuts the city down. They do not know how to drive in it. You use to have to put chains on your tires but that might have changed

  • @rojahabandera
    @rojahabandera2 жыл бұрын

    @@melissaawesome9403 Thank you.

  • @saurabhch4001
    @saurabhch40012 жыл бұрын

    Oh did y’all do the big hill to the right? It’s got some spectacular views of the coastline when you get to the top

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai2 жыл бұрын

    We didn’t get to do it this time, but we plan to next time!

  • @jazzypants3726
    @jazzypants37262 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love your vids! thank you for sharing 💙

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai2 жыл бұрын

    And thank you for watching! ❤️

  • @delicapreston7561
    @delicapreston75612 жыл бұрын

    Beautiful views❣️Can't wait to explore 💜🥰

  • @adoseofdai
    @adoseofdai2 жыл бұрын

    Can’t wait either 🥰

  • @GregoryYepes
    @GregoryYepes2 жыл бұрын

    Fantastic video! Thanks for sharing.