I have lost the count of how many times I was the only Portuguese in the room and how many times I had to explain where my country was. I have also lost count of how many times people said: “You might be the first Portuguese I’ve met.’. Working and…
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For many years, the only feeling was: ‘I just want to be normal.’ Many of you may think I have everything figured out – Far from it! For many years, the only thought I had was: Why can’t I be happy like my friends? Why can I not be content…
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Hello everyone, I hope you are fine and can forgive me for such long absence. The last weeks were so intense that I cannot even begin to explain it to you. Many protests raged in Chicago, the world woke up in response to the unsolved racism problem, and few of…
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What a subject! You know I have had this blog post open for three days… Always waiting for me to write about it. I literally procrastinated on this for three days. Procrastination: the action of delaying or postponing something. I did not know much about this until it became highly…
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Who does not want to be more focused? I became really obsessed with performance and focus in 2018 when I stayed at home for almost six months recovering from a motorbike accident. I have never worked as a ‘free-lancer’ from home before! The first week was fine. I was motivated,…
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Guys, I believe everyone struggles to be PRODUCTIVE. In a world full of information, things to do, meeting to go, it is hard to remain focus and more important, productive. Today, I am sharing some tips that helped me to improve my performance and time management. Ready to know everything?…
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I am finally done with school. Not with the master’s though. I finished my classes, assignment dues and finals last week and I could not be happier to have some time off to relax. Although student life is so much more flexible than working full-time, I never have the feeling…
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Have you ever dreamed abut living in the USA? are you curious how and what to do? Then, this post it is for YOU! I initially wrote this post for Portuguese citizens. Later, I decided to translate it in order to inform other people about this visa. Maybe you can…
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Written in May 2019 – journal pages I wrote it in May 2019 but I never pressed the publish bottom on this article. In December, I will be sharing weekly posts about my life in Chicago, the ups and downs. Curious? People, I am still alive. Weeks have been busy…
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Let’s talk about the student visa for the United States today. As some of you may know, I recently moved to Chicago to study and many asked me what the process had been like. The process was slow, I won’t deny it. As for the student visa, I have the…
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