With the Women's World Cup coming to the US, particularly Portland, this gave me a good excuse to see the great sights of the Pacific Northwest in addition to some quality soccer matches. I stayed with a friend from high school, Patrick, and drove around the state on the days when there weren't any games. Halfway through the week, Paul also met up with us, saw a few of the soccer games, and the three of us met up in Seattle and drove up to Vancouver, BC during the weekend.