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18 March, 202218 March, 2022

How’s It Going?

Immigration

We’re going to take a left turn from our usual posts this week. We’ve written for awhile now about our dreams for moving, and our plans, and the actual journey,…

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Posted in Immigration
John
11 March, 202211 March, 2022

Up-Country: the North of Portugal, Part 2

Portugal

This post is part of a series called Northern Portugal – Winter 2022 To our American readers (and maybe those from other places, but I can’t make informed analogies for…

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Posted in Portugal
John
8 March, 20228 March, 2022

In-Country: the North of Portugal, Part 1

Portugal

This post is part of a series called Northern Portugal – Winter 2022 Some couples have very simple commemorations, and others are elaborate. I don’t know what the mean number…

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Posted in Portugal
Lisa and John
4 March, 20223 March, 2022

SEF Dreaming

Emmigrating

I imagine the Serviço de Estrangeiros e Fronteiras — or SEF for short– the government unit responsible for processing and approving visas — as a typical office. Typical people sit…

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Posted in Emmigrating
Lisa Mc Sherry
22 February, 202220 February, 2022

The Myth of the English-Speaking Portuguese

Portugal Portuguese Language

Let’s begin by getting the most likely snipe out of the way: nobody should have an expectation of being understood in their native tongue if they are not in a…

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Posted in Portugal, Portuguese Language
Lisa and John
18 February, 202217 February, 2022

And Now… Life.

Braga

So. We’ve moved to a new country. We did it at the beginning of December specifically so we would meet our new home during the holidays. Heck, literally the first…

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Posted in Braga
Lisa and John
15 February, 202215 February, 2022

Dénouement: Days 13 and Beyond

France Paris

This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 We’re changing up the flavor of the blog for this post, because the last several days…

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Posted in France, Paris
Lisa and John
11 February, 202210 February, 2022

Monet and Chaos: Days 11 & 12

France Paris

This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 Rejuvenated after a nice evening together, we played the Museum game once again. We mentioned this…

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Posted in France, Paris
John
8 February, 20227 February, 2022

Gloom, Despair, and Agony on Me + Musée d’Orsay: Day 10

France Paris

This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 Our next day dawned… well, still cold and gloomy, but with just a touch of I…

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Posted in France, Paris
John
4 February, 20224 February, 2022

I Can Only Get This Wrong So Many Times: Day 9

France Paris

This post is part of a series called Spain & France – Winter 2022 Story time. (Isn’t that literally the entire blog? Shaddup.) On our second trip to Paris we…

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Posted in France, Paris
Lisa and John

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