Moving to Portugal | Feeling alone? Watch this
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- Are you moving to Portugal but scared of feeling alone? If you are, you're not the only one. When I first arrived in Lisbon as a student back in 2008, I struggled with loneliness too. Making local friends seemed so daunting, and my imperfect Portuguese made me hesitant to speak up - but hiding away wasn't the solution. To truly embrace life in Portugal, I had to step out of my comfort zone. In this video, I share my personal journey of overcoming the fear and loneliness that comes with moving to a new country & provide you with practical tips on how you can do the same. - Filmed in Lisbon, Portugal by Liz Sharma, a Portuguese teacher in Lisbon and founder of Talk the Streets.
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What a great video. 😊
We enjoyed our month there this summer, from the Algarve to Lisbon/ Sintra to Porto/Braga and finally Nazaré.
And we only scratched the surface.
We heard lots of conversations we did not understand, but I regularly tried the few words I did learn from you. Even today, almost 2"months back in the US, I Whatsapp messages almost daily with a woman we met at church in Albufeira. In short, Amy and I cannot wait to go back and pray often to see how to make that happen with God's divine blessings & direction.
Thanx muchly for your help.
That's awesome!!
Just learned you are expecting in this video! Wonderful news and congratulations!!!!
Thank you! 😃
My first trip to portugal is in a few weeks to see if this is where I want to move in a few years. I've been hitting a lot of your vids to learn and practice some of the basics. If this trip goes well, I'll def be wanting to hit the lessons a lot harder.
And this topic is one of my worries on moving, but from what I know of me, and what you say hear, it sounds like it should be ok.
Thanks for posting all of these great resources.
So exciting, please do let me know if you move here, I'd love to help you out with your Portuguese! I also recommend checking out my free lesson for beginners in preparation for your trip: www.talkthestreets.com/speak-portuguese-like-a-pro
Thank you for sharing such a personal and inspiring story - and congratulations on the impending bebé.
Glad you enjoyed it!
It helps also to understand that many Portuguese speak a rather bad portuguese. Took me a while to figure that out😎 Secondly, you will always be seen as a foreigner - which gives you a lot of freedom. People simply do not expect foreigners to behave like locals.
This gives me hope because I know far too many foreigners who are happy to stay in their expat bubble speaking only english, without connecting meaningfully with their local communities.
But we portuguese are also to blame: we go rushing to speak to them in english as soon as they open their mouths, so I can see why it'd be easy to feel you don't have to make much of an effort.
Still, I have seen a few people pretty much DEMANDING we speak their language for their comfort (fortunately these cases were few and far between).
Tens muita sorte de ter uma vizinha como amiga, Liz. Eu também estou feliz com a minha vizinha ao lado do meu apartamento. Ela já foi vizinha da minha mãe, que vivia neste apartamento alguns anos. Ela é muito atentiva e prestável. Uma outra vizinha aluga dois quartos do seu apartamento aos turistas e enquanto ela trabalha numa loja durante a noite, recebo os seus hóspedes e mostro lhes os seus quartos e os outros lugares, que eles podem usar. Além disso estou membro num partido e sócia no Movimento democrático das Mulheres (MDM). Mas ainda tenho difficuldades em perceber os palestras no meu partido ou os comentários dos outros membros (Algarvio). O meu experiência: falar está menos difícil do que perceber. Mas ainda não me sinto capaz de dar um comentário politico proprio espontaneo - uma pena.
You are such a great inspiration and a lovely person 🥰 wish your family a beautiful life🙏
Obrigada!! :)
@@TalktheStreets 🥰🥰
My biggest struggles are the fear of sounding like a toddler and portunhol (aaaarg!). Both drive me crazy LOL
Moving to Portugal in 2 weeks! I’ve taken your program and also have been taking lessons 3 times a week with a tutor for the past year and feel pretty good on everything but speaking. My teacher said once I’m there, I’ll be actually speaking in no time. Plus living in a small village (Nazaré) will help with that.
First, welcome :D. Nazaré isn't really a small village but I guess that depends on what you are comparing it with. It will certainly be a calm (and scenic) place.
@@brunomadeira8432Obrigadissimo! Where I lived in the US was considered a small town and it had 80k people. A village with ~15k people is very small to me but I’ll have to adjust my thinking on that subject. Really looking forward to Nazaré, I think it’ll be perfect for us.
So exciting! You've got this!
I really appreciated from your videos. Muito obrigada
So nice of you, thanks!
I will be in lisbon in July. How can I touch with you. I am thinking of moving to Portugal after retirement next year. I don't want to be alone. I watch your videos. They are very good and helpful.
That's exciting! i'd love to help you out with your Portuguese - the best thing would be to watch my free lesson for beginners and go from there! here's the link: www.talkthestreets.com/speak-portuguese-like-a-pro
You are expecting a baby! Cool! In a previous video, when you acquired Portuguese citizenship, I thought you were pregnant. Do you remember? Apparently it didn't take long! Congratulations from Brazil!!
Thank you!!
Your best
❤
Talk The Streets Tú gostas de Fifa ?
sign language lol help me with my broken portuguese
it's a beautiful country
Thanks for sharing your story. It is very encouraging to know that someone has already successfully walked down this road.
Thanks for watching!
im scared ot be lonely if i move there by myself :(
i am in a worst Situation... i complete A1/A2 level but still i can't speak fluently and when people speaks i just become puzzled 😢
Olá! Have you tried finding a language learning partner? ua-cam.com/video/SZoFfqqgmV4/v-deo.html Check this video for tips!
¡Enhorabuena! 👏👏
People are so friendly in Portugal that you need not to worry about feeling alone.
Thank you for your kind words.
Great topic! And thanks for making life in Portugal so real and so possible.
Glad you liked it!
The story about how you met your neighbor and friend got me right in the feels…. 🥹 I’m gonna commit more time and energy into learning.
You got this!