Quote Originally Posted by shadowmoss View Post
Silly question: If you are unfamiliar with either city, why would you base a college project so far away? Is it because of the assumption that there are these hypothetical non-consumers out there, and that people tend to head that direction as the light of non-consumerism blooms in their life?

Disclaimer: I lived in the Tacoma/Olympia area for 2 years. Folks there seemed spread fairly evenly over the spending spectrum from what I could tell. This is why I'm wondering why you chose PNW in particular if you don't already have a tie there.
Ah, but we do have a national reputation in that area. Seattle and Portland, both.