Celebrate Eugene

There is an article in the Eugene Weekly about why Eugene rocks. It coincides with a yearly weekend festival in the downtown area called The Eugene Celebration. The article lists many reasons why Eugene is a great place to live. I was going to include some of my favorite things from the list but then I couldn't decide because they are all good! Ok, I'll try.

Eugene and Oregon are beautiful. Lots of trees, rivers, mountains, coast, parks.

Eugene is an earth friendly city: 90% of the people here recycle; we have twice as many bicycle commuters per capita than Portland; the average commute is 17 minutes; one of the least polluted cities in the country; rated the greenest city in the country by The Green Guide.

Eugene is filled with over-educated artists living in a 60's type culture. The people are friendly, quirky, artistic, relaxed and they live cheaply and have lots of festivals and community gatherings.

Eugene is a great place to eat - especially if you're a vegetarian or vegan. There is such a large range of great privately owned restaurants.

I could go on and on but in short: Eugene rules and I love living here.