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  • Festival Med 2023

    Festival Med 2023

    Our wonderful friend Jorge (our Portuguese professor) loves live music of almost any variety. Jorge had been telling us and other students in his classes that Festival Med in the nearby town of Loulé is an amazing event, he was going and offered to have us join his group if we were interested. The festival…

  • We Skipped Ugly Christmas Sweaters This Year

    We Skipped Ugly Christmas Sweaters This Year

    Andrew: Brother Visit: Rob made his first trip to Olhão in early December. His arrival matched up almost perfectly with the beginning of the rainiest week of the year. The rain poured down and both Michelle and I got horrible head colds two days after he got into town but we still had plenty of…

  • Giving Thanks Abroad

    Giving Thanks Abroad

    November sits right between two movie filled months, Michelle’s horror extravaganza in October and Andrew’s Christmas romantic comedies in December. It’s that time where many Americans make a full transition to having lives dictated by various holidays and parties for six weeks or so. Fittingly, it was a transitional month for our lives in Portugal…

  • To Lisbon And Back In 37 Hours

    To Lisbon And Back In 37 Hours

    Andrew had successfully navigated his residency appointment in October, and now it was my turn. We still haven’t found a house sitter in Portugal, so I traveled solo to Lisbon and back via train while Andrew stayed home with our furry kids. My primary goals were: pack light for easy travel, find something delicious to…

  • Fall Reading

    Fall Reading

    Andrew: The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson. A digital library loan. My Rating: ***** Even if, like me, you are kind of sick of stories about multiverses, don’t skip this amazing novel if you are a sci-fi fan. A scientist discovers a method to jump to other dimensions that are similar to our own BUT…

  • Pumpkin Spice And Halloween In Portugal

    Pumpkin Spice And Halloween In Portugal

    Andrew: We LOVE Halloween. It isn’t as celebrated here as it is in the United States but the stores still put out a few costumes and if you look hard enough you can buy a pumpkin. Although I considered digging out some costumes we held off this year. That doesn’t mean we didn’t celebrate at…

  • Summertime Reading

    Summertime Reading

    Settling into the new rhythm of our lives has left plenty of time for reading! Pass on your book recommendations in the comments and read on to hear some of ours. Michelle: I have finally carved out some time to read post move and have enjoyed a variety of novels, science fiction, a memoir, and…

  • Some Mediocre Books

    Some Mediocre Books

    We’ll be checking in once in awhile to talk about the books we’ve read. Please share where your bookmarks have been hiding in the comments! Andrew: I’ve kicked my reading hours way up since retiring! Today I’m NOT going to talk about the best book I’ve read this year since M just started it and…

  • Andrew’s Daily Puzzles

    Andrew’s Daily Puzzles

    Michelle and I both have really gotten into puzzling during the last year. In July we even ordered a 40 pack of variety puzzle books from Penny Dell Puzzles and have been chipping away at the first few books. But now I’ve found myself working through some online puzzles on a semi daily basis. Daily…

  • Date Night(s): MÄS & NAMA + Avery

    Date Night(s): MÄS & NAMA + Avery

    Last week we had two fabulous nights out at our favorite restaurant(s). When we talked about local places we wanted to enjoy as much as possible before moving to Portugal, MÄS and its sister restaurant NAMA overshadowed everything else. MÄS offers innovative food which Chef Josh Dorcak describes as Cascadian Cuisine and we describe as scrumptious…