Seattle is...

Seattle is a lot of things. Here is a list of some of the characteristics of Seattle. The perspective is, of course, my own. However, I do think some of my friends here would agree to some of the things that I mention.

Seattle is...

• lush, green, and mostly snowless
• harbouring so many squirrels that I have stopped counting them
• close to mountains and the ocean
• clustered with nail and SPA parlours 
• in love with teriyaki restaurants (Can somebody explain this?)
• experiencing 3,000 car thefts per year
• surrounded by mountains
• home to Amazon, Microsoft, Boeing (HQ now in Chicago), Starbucks, Expedia, Costco (HQ now in Issaquah, WA), and Nordstrom (founded by a Swede)
• putting up the biggest film festival in the US each spring
• grunge
• Jimi Hendrix
• full of people walking around in flip flops and slippers outdoors all year around
• making me happy and is the most permanent  home that I have ever had