6 Months of Living in Portugal | We're Settling in to Real Life
Вставка
- Опубліковано 19 січ 2024
- Francis, a South African with Portuguese roots, takes you on his journey of how he and his family moved to Portugal. You might find the same desires he had when it came to uprooting his family from a comfortable environment in Cape Town to moving to a smaller Portuguese city just north of Porto. However, he and his family have been able to find community through their church and the locals in Maia. Watch as Kalie from ExpatsEverywhere talks to him about his experiences as an expat living in Maia, Portugal.
* ABOUT US *
Josh and Kalie left the US for a life abroad in 2009 and haven't looked back. They have lived in Spain, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and are currently in Portugal. Yes, they realize they only moved to countries starting with the letter "S" until they spoiled that streak with their move to Portugal. Follow ExpatsEverywhere as we aim to get information to you through expat interviews, city breakdowns, expat life, travel, vlogs, and more.
* VISAS FOR PORTUGAL *
We have two courses to help DIY the D7 visa and the remote worker visa for Portugal. The courses include step-by-step videos, checklists, resources, recommendations, discounts, and more. They break down the timeline and when and how to do things, plus give action items to keep you on task but not be overwhelmed. Check them out here: D7: expatseverywhere.thinkific.com & Remote Worker: expatseverywhere.thinkific.co...
* USEFUL RESOURCES *
Below are a list of other services that we use/recommend for living abroad. If you have any questions about them, feel free to email us. Some links we provide we might make a commission and you might receive a discount or promotional offer. We always try to make a deal with companies we like to create a win/win for us and YOU!
* TRANSFER CASH *
Wise (formally TransferWise) | Banking/Transfer Partner (affiliate link) Get free transfer fees (conditions apply) transferwise.prf.hn/click/cam...
* WATCH YOUR SHOWS
SurfShark | VPN Partner (affiliate link) Get 40% off subscription at get.surfshark.net/aff_c?offer...
*DIGITAL SECURITY
Protect yourself from the increasing risk of digital crimes with our partner Aura. Use our link aura.com/expatseverywhere to get a 2 week free trial to protect yourself from the increasing risk of identity theft and digital crimes. Sign up today and see how many times Aura found your personal information on the dark web.
* YOU NEED THESE FOR YOUR D7 & REMOTE WORKER VISAS *
Need your NIF and/or bank account for Portugal? Use our special link with Bordr to receive $10 off for each. No code needed. The discount will be applied at check out when using this link: www.bordr.com/?via=expatsever...
* INSURANCE ABROAD
Need insurance?
Insured Nomads: www.insurednomads.com/?ref=ex...
*LEARN A LANGUAGE
Ling is a fun way to learn and practice a language. Use our special link: ling-app.com/ling-affilate/?r...
Want something more intense?
Join the journey with Portuguese with Carla: journey.portuguesewithcarla.c...
Mia Esmeriz Academy
school.learn-portuguese.org/c...
* FORWARD YOUR MAIL *
Wanting to get your mail forwarded to you while abroad? Use World Post: worldpost.anytimemailbox.com/...
* TAXES
Are you an expat who wants help with your taxes? Use our link here for Taxes for Expats and get $25 off: www.taxesforexpats.com/ref/239
*AROUND PORTUGAL
Want to check out some awesome spots we like around Portugal? Check out our Atly Map: go.steps.me/hvX41KPnDwb
* GET IN TOUCH *
Questions? E-mail us at info@expatseverywhere.com
Want more? Go to www.expatseverywhere.com
Follow us on Facebook: / expatseverywhere
Follow us on Instagram: / expatseverywhere
Follow us on Twitter: / expert_expat
Check out our Patreon page: / expatseverywhere
#ExpatsEverywhere
* EXTRA HELP *
Looking for an expat consultant? Check out Expat Empire (expatempire.com/) and get 10% off when you tell them that ExpatsEverywhere referred you!
Maia has another major advantage for expats: Porto Airport (OPO) is actually in Maia. Good luck to your family, Francis!
True, true. Good shout out, Veronica! - Josh & Kalie
This is great! I’m familiar with Francis, from the live chat, at Good Morning Portugal, on UA-cam. During the pandemic, and now, it’s been a great incubator for our plans to move to Portugal. I’m glad to see he and his family are doing well!
Thank you. Thanks for sharing. - Josh & Kalie
Nuno Borges is from Maia. Amazing win over Dimitrov earlier today.
Great tennis facilities there in Maia! 😊 - Josh & Kalie
@@ExpatsEverywhere Any ideas of costs of membership to these types of sports facilities?
Might be an interesting episode.
Racquet Clubs, Yachting/boating clubs, Golf/Country clubs, Equestrian facilities, Car Clubs/Track Days, etc.
No idea to be honest. We haven't looked into any of that stuff. - Josh & Kalie
Great interview, Kalie!
Thank you. - Josh & Kalie
Hi Francis, good luck with the move. I did it to the States from Cape Town. There may be byers remorse at some point but hang in there, it will come right. Wish you and your family all the best.
That's very nice of you. - Josh & Kalie
I was born and bread in Maia, I had to leave to seek a better life in 2008 but I miss it every single day.
We're in California now but we're planning to return to Portugal in 2 to 3 years.
Thanks for sharing, Helder. All the best to you. - Josh & Kalie
A great South African. Didn't dis SA at all! Nice bud!
Another great interview. Obrigada guys!!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching. - Josh & Kalie
Great interview, glad they are settled in.
Thank you! We're happy for them as well. - Josh & Kalie
Good luck to Francis and family! Portugal is amazing!!! Excellent interview Kalie!
Thank you so much! - Josh & Kalie
Great to see Francis, it's been some time since we last talked on GMP's chat. Glad you're enjoying your "return" to Portugal.
Thanks for watching. - Josh & Kalie
Great interview. Oh, but the sound quality was...😒.
Yes, we know. We're not sure what happened with Kalie's mic at all. Was it more hear sound quality than his or what it the overall sound? We're trying to identify what happened so it doesn't happen again. - Josh
Great interview, but you need to work on your audio quality. Sounds sometimes like you are recording on cheap mics in a bathroom. Maybe some post processing would help to brighten it up.
Maybe that room has too much echo. Some inconspicuous acoustic foam might do the trick.
Working on it! We could definitely hear the difference in Kalie's mic capture/audio quality over Francis. The room is what it is. It's our house. Francis' mic was closer to his mouth, which helped but we're working on it. We weren't happy with the audio either. It's a Rode Lapel paired with a Rode Wireless Go II. - Josh
My 2 fav places!
Well I wish you had to,d the truth that you left South Africa for the rampant crime that includes one of the highest crime rate in the world . Instead he was trying to picture something very different .
Actually, I've had personal conversations with Francis about this and while he's concerned for SA in that sense, it wasn't a lead motivating factor for him as opposed to it being that way for many other South Africans that we meet. - Josh
Samo you sound very bitter!