Why We Moved to Portugal
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- The story of how we ended up in Lisbon, Portugal.
Hello and welcome to our channel 👋💗🙏
This is the story of how our little family of 4 took a leap of faith, left everything we knew behind, and moved across the Atlantic from Nova Scotia, Canada to Lisbon (Sintra), Portugal.
Europe called to us and so after settling Portugal as our destination, we booked a flight and set out.
Yes, it was a quick decision and one that has changed our lives, forever.
We made the decision to move to Portugal 🇵🇹
👉 Without ever visiting Portugal
👉 Without taking a scouting trip
👉 Without knowing a single word of Portuguese
👉 ...and only a few suitcases in our possession 🧳
What we did have was the strong belief that life is short and that to live life to the fullest, you have to take some risks.
So we figured out the difficult logistics and moved out of our comfort zone into something new, positive and unknown.
This series will cover everything from the process of moving to Portugal, essential things like how to obtain your Portuguese residency, the best places to live in Portugal, the incredible food in Portugal, and where to learn Portuguese and how to travel around this beautiful country.
And, yes, our experiences with culture shock.
We also cover bigger ideas, the motivation to move, the challenges we faced and how it is to travel with kids, how the transition was and everyone's feelings about it all.
In this episode, we're sharing the realities of our first year, what it was like to leave Canada and find yourself in a new country.
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Welcome to Portugal! We're delighted to have your family join our community. May your new home be filled with joy, warmth, and wonderful memories. The Portuguese are known for their warm hospitality. Newcomers are often greeted with genuine friendliness and a willingness to help. While the bureaucracy can be challenging at first, with time, one becomes accustomed to the processes. Despite the initial difficulties, living in Portugal is rewarding, thanks to the welcoming nature of its people.
Thanks so much. We are enjoying it for sure. What part of the country did you settle in?
We moved from the Philippines to Portugal 3 months before COVID hit. We managed to buy an apartment during COVID and now are very happily settled
Awesome. That's a big move. Glad you are enjoying life in 🇵🇹
We are moving to Portugal! Let's go! ☀
Welcome to our country and good luck for the footballer. I am sure he's a craque!
I'm not sure what that means, but I hope it means he's good!
@@andrewmurraytv craque means a highly skilled footballer😀
Not sure where you wound up with looking for a car, but one of my favorite things about living in Portugal is the ability to live without a car. Now, easier for my wife and I since it is just the two of us without any younger kids to deal with. We lived in Lisbon for about a year and a half, and loved it. We rented a place in Parque das Nações, with easy access to bus and metro. But, the apartment wasn't great, and while we dearly love Lisbon, it is a lot to manage there. So we moved up north to Braga. Still no car, and we've found Braga is much easier for us to manage the day-to-day living than Lisbon was. Lisbon was basically a 16 month vacation for us, while Braga is more of a home. It makes a massive difference where you pick to live, though. Having easy access to transportation, healthcare, shopping, and fun stuff is really important. I've seen a few folks that fall in love with "quaint", then realize a trip to the doctors office can eat up the better part of the day.
Yes. We are a little outside of Lisbon so we need a car. Mainly for taking the kids to soccer and activities. I love the fact that where we live I can walk and get bread, groceries and fresh fish without a car. For me that’s become a must have. North America built all their subdivisions without any mixed use zoning. So you absolutely need a car over there. Such a mistake, and a barrier to quality of life. We hope to get up North soon. Glad you found a 🏠🤠
Very nice story I move from Portugal to Canada 50 years ago and I love
And you are still here? I’d love to know your story
It takes a lot of gumption to move to a new place. Motivates me to push even harder for working on my independence from a job.
It does. Thanks for recognizing that and go after your dreams
Fellow Canadian...from Orillia, Ontario to Obidos, Portugal...3 years since we left Canada. Hope you're enjoying the wild street parties in Lisbon AND if you can...June 23 is the big Festa de São João do Porto . The kids will love hitting everyone on the head with plastic hammers. A couple of our Canadian friends will be joining us this year. Look forward to watching your story unfold!
Haha. No wild parties for us. We live a little outside Lisbon. We will be visiting Obidos again in the next couple of weeks. A city inside a 🏰. We grew up in Ontario. Glad you are enjoying Portugal like us
Fellow Canadian here. Still in Ottawa, wishing I'd made the move before the big Visa changes. Happy to follow your videos :) Cheers ~
Thanks Jen. It certainly has come with its challenges. But we are happy.
I really love this journey! and i look forward to more!
Thanks so much, Sandy. We are adding a new one tonight
I'm moving to Bangkok!
That's awesome Marc. Goodbye 🇨🇦!
Love this story!!
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