…it makes a change from life in the UK and it’s welcomed!
April 9, 2014
Post written by Tara Odeinde. Well it’s nearing the end of my fourth week in Lisbon, Portugal and so far I am really enjoying it here, although the second part of my year abroad is already going too quickly considering I’m only here for 3 months! It has definitely been easier to adapt to life …
Coffee, nicotine and family…thats all a Lisboan needs
February 6, 2014
So after a brilliant (well needed) break in the UK, I am back in Lisbon for my last stint before I go to Madrid. I’m trying to take in as much Portuguese as I can before I switch to madrileno Castellano, which is seeing me almost disorientated. I really am enjoying the simple things though, …
Native Lisboans are doing wonders for my Portuguese
December 1, 2013
Written by Sidi El Alami. Although it’s only been a few months since I wrote something down about this revitalizing experience, it feels like years. I’ve definitely settled here, which is obviously great but I do feel quite detached from my life back at home. I’ve always had this sort of feeling in a slightly …
First impressions of Lisbon
October 8, 2013
Post by Sidi El Alami Hot, loud and vibrant. Arriving in the Bairro Alto district of Lisbon on Friday the 20th of September proved instantly a shock to the system. I had gone from the quiet, middle-class suburbia of the south-east of England to a Portuguese culture hotspot. Many tourists from around the world were …
Lisbon – focusing on what needs focusing on
September 24, 2013
Post written by Sidi El Alami Hot, loud and vibrant. Arriving in the Bairro Alto district of Lisbon on Friday the 20th of September proved instantly a shock to the system. I had gone from the quiet, middle-class suburbia of the south-east of England to a Portuguese culture hotspot. Many tourists from around the world …
English
Find, follow, join us
