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What Learning Portuguese has Taught me About Life and People
The day has arrived, it’s July 12th of 2019, i’m 23 years old, all my belongings have been crammed into one big suitcase and I head off for the most terrifying and wonderful adventure of my life to date – Moving from Australia to Portugal. Prior to this, I’d been to Portugal only once for…
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Pumpkin Pasta with a Side of Perfectionism
“Well…. I´m just a perfectionist hehe!” is an expression that sort of makes me cringe. I used to (and still do) hear people proudly describe themselves in this manner, as if it’s something to be celebrated. Too be honest, I’ve probably taken pride in it myself once or twice in the past. But since working…
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Bacalhau: The Cornerstone of Portuguese Cuisine
The translation of Bacalhau [which to me in English sounds like ba-ca-laweh) is Cod. But I’ll be referring to it as bacalhau because I love the sound of the word, which has the Portuguese nasally ‘hau’ sound, and because ‘cod’ sounds too simple to do the food justice. Here in Portugal, bacalhau is commonly associated…
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Finding Joy in the Simplest of Things.
Today I stumbled upon a quote that really spoke volumes to me. I thought I’d share it below as it beautifully sums up what I want to write about today. “If I were called upon to state in a few words the essence of everything I was trying to say both as a novelist and…
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Why Had I Never Tried Portuguese Food Before?
I’ve been living in Portugal for coming close to 2 years now, and what still baffles me is how I spent 22 years of my life without ever tasting any of this crazy good food. I grew up in Australia, which I consider a very multicultural country. I mean, according to the Australian Human Rights…
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What is a Boundless Appetite?
Well, here we go with the first post. I should probably start by explaining my interpretation of – a boundless appetite. A boundless appetite is essentially a curiosity and hunger for the great wide open. It’s an inquiring mind, an inquisitive palette, that longs for new adventures, distant lands and foreign foods. It’s simply a…
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