I’ve said it before – I love Portugal, and I will always be grateful to the country for allowing us to pursue our dreams. Portugal is the country that initiated the Sephardic Repatriation programs in Iberia, and it’s the one that honestly wanted to make amends for past injustices. Without that, I doubt we wouldContinue reading “The Emotional Logistics of Goodbye”
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Portability is a Myth: Why I’m Still Paying for a Portuguese Phone Number
In my last post, I mentioned this briefly, but it’s worth diving deeper. When people talk about moving to different countries, there’s always lots of conversation about house-hunting, and residency bureaucracy, and the costs of moving household belongings, and so on. But something that gets little attention is that your entire digital identity is chainedContinue reading “Portability is a Myth: Why I’m Still Paying for a Portuguese Phone Number”
Our Anthem of Departure
As you may know, Kristie and I have moved around more than most people. We met in LA, where we lived in two different apartments over the first year and a half that we were together. We then moved to Portland Oregon, where we lived in two apartments and one house over five years. NextContinue reading “Our Anthem of Departure”
The Next Milestone
We’ve just returned from a productive, whirlwind visit to Valencia — and we’ve got the paperwork to prove it. Moving can be a real pain in the neck. Even moving across town can be challenging, so you can imagine how moving cities – and countries! – can require a higher level of planning and coordination.Continue reading “The Next Milestone”
Bacalhau to Bocadillos
I’m back – and with big news. I originally started this blog back in 2020 to chronicle our move from the US to Portugal. But it’s hard to keep the momentum going, and I didn’t have much that was exciting to talk about after we moved from Porto to Lisboa in 2021, so things haveContinue reading “Bacalhau to Bocadillos”
A Modern Odyssey - Expatriates in Iberia 