I had fantasized for years about what it would be like to live in Europe, to walk past Roman aqueducts, to kayak down a river dotted by medieval castles, and to enjoy another language and culture. In August 2020, in the middle of...
Practicing Medicine in Portugal
The Becoming of Our Hippocratic Adventure
I glanced at the house one final time. The 4-bedroom, 2.5-bathroom colonial house, painted in Traditional Yellow by Benjamin Moore, boasted an attached garage and a small yard with barren trees and a lawn frosted over by the New England winter. The location was...
Next Stop – Coimbra, Portugal!
“Proxima Paragem – Coimbra”, a pleasant overhead female voice announced our arrival as our train slowed. We nervously gazed out the window, interrogating the architecture of the train station for clues about the city we were to call our home for the next...
