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Risel Furtado
Dec 2, 20212 min read
Time To Say Goodbye To Portugal
About a week and a half ago, I was feeling a little uninspired, not ungrateful, just uninspired. I did not know what to do about it, but...
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Risel Furtado
Nov 23, 20212 min read
It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas!
We're back on the road to Lisbon and Porto this week. This time we're traveling by train which is quite a treat! I think by the end of...
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Risel Furtado
Oct 12, 20214 min read
One Year In Portugal
If you'd like to discover what or who is truly meaningful in your life, leave home for a year and embark on the journey of a lifetime....
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Risel Furtado
Sep 21, 20212 min read
Culture Shock
Last week I recognized two instances of culture shock. When we arrived in Lisbon, I felt as if I came out of a time warp. Being in the...
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Risel Furtado
Sep 14, 20212 min read
Goodbye Santa Maria da Feira!
After almost a month and a half in Santa Maria da Feira, we are on the road again heading south to Lisbon. After spending almost 5 months...
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Risel Furtado
Aug 11, 20212 min read
10 Months In Portugal
Yesterday marked 10 months of being in Portugal. Choosing to travel to another country is a call for expansion and learning in every area...
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Risel Furtado
Jul 29, 20212 min read
Enjoy Your Vacation!
Ernest and I find it hilarious that people around the world think we are on a really long vacation. Recently there seemed to be much...
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Risel Furtado
Jul 27, 20212 min read
One Small Step For You Is A Giant Leap For Me
Today I am playing around with my Wix website. I am overcoming being a dinosaur in what I am doing because it is a new field. For my next...
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Risel Furtado
Jul 21, 20212 min read
Mirror Mirror On The Wall
What a whirlwind week! We traveled from Mirandela to Alfandega da Fe to Vimioso to Miranda do Douro to Moradoura and now we're back to...
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Risel Furtado
Jul 16, 20211 min read
Mmmm...Sunshine!
I am sorting out the kind of life that I want. Having lived in three countries, I love hot sunshine. I am rejuvenated when the hot summer...
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Risel Furtado
Jul 14, 20212 min read
The Toilet Paper Phenomenon
The toilet paper phenomenon is not the bizarre scarcity issue that happened last year. Sometimes in life when something does not make...
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Risel Furtado
Jul 9, 20212 min read
Saying Goodbye
Today we left Porto to continue our journey north to Amorosa in the region of Viana do Castelo. We only intended to stay in Porto for 3...
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Risel Furtado
Jul 1, 20212 min read
Oh Canada!
Today is Canada Day. This year it is a reflective one as the country mourns with the First Nations, Metis and Inuit people due to the...
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Risel Furtado
Jun 16, 20212 min read
The Holocaust Museum, Porto
Yesterday we visited the Holocaust Museum. It was one of the places that I wanted to see as it was opened this year. Even though I have...
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Risel Furtado
Jun 1, 20212 min read
Lessons From A Digital Nomad Life
I've dreamt of experiencing Europe. That dream seemed like such a long shot in the dark but here I am, at Europe's door. Being a digital...
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Risel Furtado
Apr 15, 20211 min read
A Shift at Fatima
We were supposed to be in a different place but I had no peace about being there at this time. I didn't know why but traveling to Fatima...
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Risel Furtado
Dec 4, 20201 min read
The First Christmas Card
We received our first Christmas card in Portugal. A very special person took the time to find out how to send us a card and we received...
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Risel Furtado
May 8, 20201 min read
Well we're movin' on up!!!
This is surreal that exactly 4 months ago on January 8th, 2020 I shared with the world that Ernest and I made a decision to sell our home...
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