Beginning our sixth week in Portugal, we’re learning, learning, learning. Acquiring little bits of knowledge each day. Here are our top five lessons learned so far.
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It’s the Little Things: A Swimmingly Fine Welcome
What’s our take on life in Portugal after our first month as residents? Here’s a story that sums up the gentle kindness and courtesy the Portuguese have shown these two expats.
Week One in Porto: Making a Home
A short video from our new pad in Porto as our Portuguese adventure begins.
Blog #100: A Video and a Story about a Chair
Here’s a video post about our preparations for moving. I hope you’ll find it moving, too.
Worse Than Murder: A Trip Down Mystery Lane
One of my short stories is featured in this month’s issue of WELL READ Magazine. You can find it here.
Our Apostille Adventure: Notes from the Journey Away
When I first heard the word apostille, I thought it was some sort of delicate European pastry. But with our planned move to Portugal, we’ve become intimately acquainted with the term. And have conquered our fear of it.
Finding Your Voice: The Church Helped Me Find Mine
It was winter 2009. Not a dark and stormy night, but a bright Saturday morning. At a meeting of the Northeast Georgia Presbytery of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), I spoke in favor of allowing openly gay people to hold leadership positions in the church. I was terrified.
A Slippery Slope: The NYT Spelling Bee Game
Wordle? Great. Connections? No problem. Of all the New York Times’ daily puzzles, it’s the Spelling Bee game that threatens to ruin my life.
Seven Things to Love about Alicante
During our weeks in Alicante, Spain, we discovered many simple pleasures … pleasures that we miss now that we’re home. Here is a highly subjective list of the best of the best.
Big News from the Beach
We’ve made some decisions this past week. Our new video tells all.
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