Just Ask
After a long bus ride to and from Gresham (more on that here) someone pointed out a fabric store just a few blocks from our typical morning meeting place. “I’ve always wanted to go to a fabric store…” one of…
Bria Bloom
On a Bus to Somewhere
This morning I pointed out a bus to Gresham. It was met with a chorus of “Let’s go!” “I’ve never been to Gresham before!” I let them know how long the bus ride would be, that Gresham was a smaller…
Anywhere Without Books
One of the young people in the group frequently has a go-to every time we are sitting down to plan our day together: “Anywhere without books.” This is a response to the fact that we as a group keep ending…
The Volacity of a Skate Park
“Do you want to learn how to use one of those BMX bikes?” A facilitator asks a young person, as she watches with curiosity. ”No, but I want to learn to skateboard.” She answers as she runs up and down…
Codenames
We were joined by someone new today, who wasn’t quite sure what we were about, what to expect, or what he wanted to do for the day, but he said he was up for anything. The group listened intently to…
TFS Portland – Scavenger Hunt, Bookstore, Independent Printing Press
We started our week off with a challenge from Brooklyn Flying Squad: a scavenger hunt at Target! We set off to find out who could collect the most items off the list that Brooklyn TFS had created, in a Target,…
TFS Portland Wandered the City
“What do you want to do today?” I asked the group, after they had settled in. One person piped up immediately, “There are these staircases all over the city, I don’t know there they lead, I want to find some…
TFS Portland
Welcome to the second week of the PDX Tuesday Flying Squad! This week started once again with energetic chats about books (which the young people have deemed TFS’ “book club”) before moving into a discussion about our nickname possibilities for…