Our Life on Ilha Terceira

  • April 2023

    Back in the USA! Lukus and Raymond (above, on the shore of Lake Erie) returned to S.E. Michigan at the end of March to prepare for their Portuguese visa interviews in New York City. A bit of a bureaucratic headache, we know the hard work will be worth it once we arrive back home on…

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  • March 2023

    We bought a house! With the help of our realtor, Graça, who had showed us the garden/ruin property as well, we found this little slice of heaven in the village of Quatro Ribeiras. We were immediately enamored with the property. A cute 2-bedroom cottage, furnished, next to a stream, with driveway, parking, and a 1/5…

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  • February 2023

    Fresh from his Intensive Portuguese Course at the University of Coimbra, Lukus was the first to arrive on Terceira. After a brief stay in Praia da Vitória, he found a lovely Air BnB in nearby Porto Martins with a view of the sea. Raymond soon arrived via Lisbon and we started exploring some of the…

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