November 29, 2018
I sucked at high school Spanish. In fact, one of the main reasons I majored in Business in college was because it did not require me to take 2 years of language classes. Portuguese is a Read more…
November 24, 2018
One of the challenges of choosing to become an expat is deciding what to keep, what to give away or sell, what to ship, and how to ship it. It’s hard. On one hand we didn’t want to ship a Read more…
November 15, 2018
Today we received an email from the Portuguese consulate in DC saying our visas have been approved!!! It was exactly a month ago today that they received the applications. Even though there is no logical reason they would not be Read more…
October 12, 2018
Finally! We just received the health insurance proof we have been waiting for. The last piece of the Visa application puzzle. Wayne ran to the bank for the 2 bank checks needed for application fees of $105.29 each. Then, I Read more…
October 7, 2018
Telling our grown kids that we were going to be moving far away was very difficult & emotional but we did it months ago. They reacted with a mixture of support and angst. But, ever since we first decided that Read more…
October 5, 2018
Back home from our research trip of 2 and a half weeks in Portugal, we are more determined than ever to make the move. We may stay 3 months, 3 years, or much longer. We may get homesick and come Read more…
October 2, 2018
Yes – we still want to move to Portugal! After 2 and half weeks of research and touring, we feel like we have barely scratched the surface of a fascinating and delightful country. We are very anxious to make the Read more…
October 1, 2018
We woke up relatively refreshed and determined to see some of Lisbon’s many sites. It was another pretty day. Two and a half weeks in Portugal and we never saw a single cloud. Just brilliant blue skies. I missed clouds Read more…
September 30, 2018
[ Devesas train station in Vila Nova de Gaia. Chilly this morning. Today we traveled back to Lisboa (Lisbon) for the last bit of our research trip. We wanted to spend a couple days as tourists in the capital city Read more…
September 29, 2018
Saturday – and we have no commitments. We decided to venture out on our own and take the metro back to Vila do Conde to really look around and see if it still appeals to us. ] We mastered the Read more…
View from Home – Matosinhos
