Alternative Education & Family Life In Portugal.
Personal interviews with Portugal's alternative schools — conversations I gather in person. For families dreaming of a slower, more intentional way to live and learn.
Lisbon Montessori School and the Peaceful Classroom
Let's talk about Montessori. Nowadays everything is Montessori — but it's so much more than wooden furniture and earthy-toned toys. An observation day inside two beautiful Montessori classrooms in Cascais.
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Greedy Landlords & Old Chicken: How To Find a Rental in Portugal
Let's talk about house hunting in Portugal — where rentals vanish faster than your patience at IKEA on a Sunday. A chaotic, honest tour through roast-chicken viewings, dodgy contracts, and the storm-soaked day we finally moved in.
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Letters from the trail
Quiet notes on schooling, slow living, and raising children in Portugal — sent only when there's something new worth reading.