In this episode we talk about our experience with living abroad alone and what it taught us so far. We talk about the things in Portugal that we still can’t get used to and we share what we think of Portugese people (as always, you’ll get our honest opinion). Also we share some random life skills we’ve learned since moving abroad alone and some funny moments when we really realized: “Wow, I live abroad now.”
If you want to know what living abroad alone is really like (the good, the bad and the ugly) – this is your episode! Enjoy listening and don’t forget to follow us on your favorite podcast app (we’re on Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts & Podimo) and subscribe to our channel on YouTube – we have video episodes as well!
With love, April Betts & Anna Jirina.
About From Lisbon With Love
Welcome to From Lisbon With Love! A podcast about real stories of love, laughter, and life in Lisbon — from women who have left it all behind. We share real stories about moving to Lisbon, starting over and figuring life out along the way. We talk love, dating, friendships, breakups, healing, growing, all of it. Basically, the stuff we usually talk about over coffee ☕️ or vinho 🍷. If you’re thinking about moving abroad, already here or just love honest conversations with heart: you’re in the right place! Learn more about our story here.
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The reality of living abroad alone
Oftentimes, living abroad alone is extremely glamorized. Although living abroad alone is very exciting, it’s definitely not always easy. Being responsible for basically everything, like finding your way in your new country, building a new social circle and dealing with all the paperwork can be very overwhelming. Even simple everyday tasks, like grocery shopping, administration and scheduling appointments, can be challenging in a new country.
On the other hand, figuring everything out alone can lead to greater confidence and broaden your worldview. When you’ve overcome the biggest hurdles, you’ll realize that living abroad alone really is amazing and that it creates endless possibilities.
How we experience living abroad alone
One thing we absolutely love the most about living abroad alone is that it gives us so much freedom – something that suits us both very well ;-). We are so incredibly lucky that we can live our lives the way we want: something that we’ll never take for granted. Living abroad alone taught us so much already. Not only about life, but also about ourselves. If you’re curious to hear all about it, we dedicated a whole episode (ep. 7) to how moving to a new country changed us and in what way.
But on days that our energy is low, we’re sick or we’re simply not feeling it, it can definitely be hard to be far away from our families and friends back home. Luckily we’ve also build a great friend circle here in Lisbon, so we never have to feel alone.
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