Things We Love to Hate To Love About Portugal

And the immigrant lessons hiding in plain sight

As a 3+ year immigrant to Portugal, I can attest that most of the challenges of living abroad are not logistical — they’re internal. Mentally and emotionally, it’s exhausting. And despite what social media sells, immigration doesn’t neatly conclude once you cross a border. If anything, that’s when it really begins.

Now, as I stare at 13 boxes in my 552-s…