- Sam reads her winning essay – listen here
…is taking one year off from formal study in an effort to save money and move to Portland, Oregon. Sam is already a seasoned traveler, having participated in the Oakridge Close Up Program, the Selma Bridge Crossing tour in the Spring of 09, as well as numerous trips to 
Chicago in and out of school. She has participated in civic activism in Washington D.C and in the Muskegon area.
She’s not quite sure what she will do with her life, but the West Coast of the United States is definitely calling. She’s thoroughly researched Portland, Oregon and colleges in the near vicinity. She’s also read all of the best travel luggage reviews that might serve her well on the west coast. She plans to travel there with this scholarship, in March of 2010, in order to lay the foundation for a move later in 
August. She may also stop over in Seattle for a couple of days on the trip. Meanwhile she’s working fifty hours a week at K-Mart and banking her paychecks in order to become a future Oregonian. She promises us lots of photos from Pacific Northwest on her return.
As of April 2012 Sam Ferrier is an official resident of Portland, Oregon. She attends Portland Community College and works downtown at Starbucks.
