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This is our experience moving from the US to Portugal, trying to figure things out, and raising our kids abroad.
After years of dreaming of living abroad, we finally decided to take the plunge! In October 2021 we moved to Portugal with our two kids and our dog Bailey.
Latest Blog Posts
Settling into Leiria
It has been a rough week or so, but things are starting to settle down and get better. Earlier this week we left Sintra and came to Leiria. We stayed for 3 nights at a hotel right by our new apartment. That was a tough transition because there was so little space. We rented two … Continue reading Settling into Leiria
Quinta da Regaleira
We have somewhat settled into our temporary life in Sintra. Every 2-3 days we have a pretty big outing, and then we take a day or two to stick around the area and rest a bit. Over the past week, we have taken the train into Lisbon a few times. It was nice getting a … Continue reading Quinta da Regaleira
Cascais day trip and we got the apartment!
Today we decided to take a day trip to Cascais to distract ourselves. A few hours after we got there we found out that we got the apartment! We are so excited and relieved. I’ll be even more excited when we get the signed lease in our hands, but the landlord told us that the … Continue reading Cascais day trip and we got the apartment!
Growing Up Expat 