Well my experience out here has certainly been unique. I definitely won’t ever forget it – not for the reasons I thought, as things are vastly different now from how I imagined they’d be. Nevertheless I have learnt a lot and am trying to think positively. This is a long post – skip to theContinue reading “Week four: coronavirus update – I have to go home”
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Week three: food, guests, and more food
My post is a little late for week three as my parents came to stay for a long weekend. This was my favourite week so far – it got off to an odd start, packing all my things and spending my birthday waiting 45 minutes in the rain for a taxi I’m sure the companyContinue reading “Week three: food, guests, and more food”
Happy birthday to me: an unexpected moving day
Firstly, thank you to everyone who sent such nice messages to me, especially my friend back home who has family here and offered me a place to stay with them until I got sorted. Everyone’s care and kindness made me miss home but it’s lovely to know I have such nice people to go backContinue reading “Happy birthday to me: an unexpected moving day”
Week two: a lot has happened
It is day 13 and I’m in my favourite chain cafe (again) – A Padaria Portuguesa. I practically have shares in the company at this point. Much has happened in the last few days. I am fine, and this experience has already taught me a lot, which is part of the reason I came here.Continue reading “Week two: a lot has happened”
Week one: walking, pastries and coffee
It’s Tuesday and I’m sat in the Copenhagen Coffee Lab in the “laptop zone”. Lisbon is full of amazing cafes and places to get coffee, but the Copenhagen Coffee Lab is a nice change to all the traditional Portuguese places. Not a nata in sight! (Did I miss a good pun there? Nat-a nata inContinue reading “Week one: walking, pastries and coffee”
Nerves
I’ve been feeling a bit anxious this week. I think this is a mixture of all the things I need to sort before leaving my home for three months, and the fact that I’m ABOUT TO MOVE TO LISBON. Living abroad is something I’ve always wanted to do, but that doesn’t make it any lessContinue reading “Nerves”
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