I had been dreaming of experiencing the expat life for years. Extensive research produced a list of possible countries, including Panama, Costa Rica, Columbia, Ecuador, Spain, Italy, and Portugal. This was before Portugal was the hot “go to” destination it is today. In 2018 I visited Porto and was smitten. After a pandemic delay of two years, I finally booked a one-way flight. It was time to either take this big adventure or stop talking about doing it.

Now I’m here to stay, at least for a year, while I work to get my D7 visa. In that time I’ll learn the city and more of the country.

Through this blog, I’ll try to share my new adventures with you. So, let’s get started.