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“Pastry of poop”: Learning Portuguese means embracing embarrassment

August 4, 2022August 4, 2022 - 8 Comments.

One morning, I said I’d like a “pastry of poop” at the café. Learning Portuguese is not easy, but we’re mastering the art of embracing embarrassment.

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Tragic love story ends at Alcobaça Monastery

July 22, 2022July 22, 2022 - 6 Comments.

I propped my journal on a monk’s angled desk in the Alcobaça Monastery and imagined I was illustrating a Bible or manuscript – perhaps the love story of Pedro and Inês?

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Bem-vindo to Alcobaça! We’re settling in

July 14, 2022July 14, 2022 - 14 Comments.

We’ve felt welcomed to Alcobaça in many ways as we’ve explored our new hometown in Portugal, but nothing says “Bem-vindo” for Bill like a firehose of beer.

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We’re moving to Portugal!

June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 - 16 Comments.

We’ve been toying with the idea for two years and are finally making the dream a reality. We fly to Lisbon on July 3.

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