Mountain Profile: Adriane Bovero

Place of birth: Sacramento, California

How long on the Mountain: 3 years

If you were not brought here as a child, what brought you to the Mountain:  I lived in Portland for 23 years and have always been drawn to the mountain for vacations, recreation, and recharge. In 2023 my wife and I decided to make a major change and buy a vacation home here to live full time. It’s one of the best decisions we’ve ever made for both mental and physical health, along with overall joy. Somehow it just keeps getting better over time, and we could not be more grateful for the community we landed in and the connections we have made.

Profession: Owner and Real Estate Broker at All County Real Estate

Other professions: This is my third career and company that I’ve owned. I previously ran a freelance digital cartography business. and owned a beverage marketing company before getting into real estate.

Favorites:

Movie/and or Musical: Empire Records

Actress and Actor: Sandra Bullock, Mathew McConaughey          

TV show: Alone             

Book: The PowerBook by Jeannette Winterson        

Type of music: Rock, reggae, funk, folk, hip hop, blues, Spanish guitar

Food: Seafood            

Hobbies: Fishing, basketball, golf, paddling, biking, hiking, cooking, fermenting, eating, piano

If offered a dream vacation, where would you go, and why: The Galapagos Islands, I am a scientist and animal lover at heart.  The geology and diversity of wildlife and plants here are fascinating to me and unmatched to any other place on earth.

Best lesson learned as a child: Growing up, my parents owned a restaurant and I started working there at a very young age. It instilled a strong work ethic in me, but also gave me early exposure to the blend of brutality and absolute freedom that comes with entrepreneurship. I learned the value of hard work and that I can do anything I want in this life -- opportunities are everywhere if you keep learning and stay present and aware.

Defining moment in your life or your greatest accomplishment: Leaving home at 18 and moving to Portland was the most defining moment of my life. Reinventing myself in a new place built a foundation of self-reliance. Because of that, I consistently throw myself into the deep end and trust that I’ll swim no matter what. It has brought a lot of success, because there’s never failure, only learning.

A memorable dinner: A birthday dinner for my friend Tina in Pisa, Italy, at a tiny restaurant in a lamplit alleyway. We were travelling with several close friends and had a large table outside/ We were toasting limoncello with the waiter who quickly became a fast friend. He brought out a TV so we could all watch the World Cup together, and locals stopped to join us as they walked by, even the guy driving the garbage truck pulled over and joined us. It was an amazing moment.

A funny moment from your life that you can share: I have a twin sister and we are very close. One year around the holidays we were talking about what she wanted for Christmas. We were in our 20s, she lived in the Bay Area and I lived in Portland. At the time I worked in restaurants and couldn’t travel to spend the holiday with her because of work, so I wanted to get her a really nice gift. She said she had been doing some research and wanted a nice mandolin. I was so excited that my sister wanted to start playing this cool musical instrument. I spent hours researching, reading reviews, and finally bought her a beautiful mandolin. She called me on Christmas morning as she opened the package, and quickly realized she had meant the mandolin kitchen slicing tool — not the instrument. We laughed for 45 minutes straight. Twenty years later, she still has the mandolin, it’s never been played, but it’s well loved all the same. 

If you could invite anyone (past or present) to dinner, who would it be, and why: Dessa – she is a hip-hop artist who has also published essays, poetry, and fiction, and regularly performs with the Minnesota Orchestra. She’s incredibly inspiring to me in watching her career progress as a lyricist and producer, and I would love to chat with her about literally anything.

Describe yourself in one word: Tenacious

When you're not reading The Mountain Times, what book/author/magazine/other do you read:  Fantasy, sci-fi, investing, and self-improvement books

If your life were made into a play or movie, what would the title be: 

Chronicles of the Deep End: A Most Fortunate Struggle

Pet peeve: Inefficiency

Bad habit you’d like to break: Overplanning and not leaving enough open space in the calendar.

Famous person(s) you have met, and the circumstances: My parents owned a restaurant when I was growing up in Sacramento, and over the years I met many famous people. My favorite was Evel Knievel, because obviously. Also, he was friends with my parents and an incredible artist. They had several of his paintings up in the restaurant and I remember being captivated by them as a kid. Growing up in the city, his paintings of nature and animals inspired my own art journey and desire to explore.

Favorite quote:

Tao Te Ching Verse 8:

The supreme good is like water,which nourishes all things without trying to.It is content with the low places that people disdain.Thus it is like the Tao.

In dwelling, live close to the ground.In thinking, keep to the simple.In conflict, be fair and generous.In governing, don’t try to control.In work, do what you enjoy.In family life, be completely present.

When you are content to be simply yourselfand don’t compare or compete,everybody will respect you.

Favorite part of The Mountain Times: I love reading about the musicians and history of the mountain.