Olá, bem-vindo ao meu blog sobre a aprendizagem de português. Hello, welcome to my blog about learning Portuguese. How do I start learning Portuguese? As someone who has struggled with languages (including English my mother tongue), I know that learning Portuguese is going to be difficult. But not impossible. My initial approach was basic. Really…
Category: Dyslexia
Portugal is on the horizon
The foreign travel advice has been updated. Again. Fortunately, Portgual has not changed so it is still on the amber list. No change is fine, although it would’ve been great if it had moved to the green list. No problem though as my planning was on the assumption that Portugal would be on the amber…
Progress Portugal
A fortnight of making progress. Following a little waiting, I’ve now received my NIF number which now enables me to open a Portuguese bank account. Quite a few steps forward. Albeit small ones. Opening up This blog is my personal record of my move to Portugal. Despite publishing it on a public platform, it still…
It takes time.
Planning my move to Portugal will take time. Unlike some people, I can’t just drop everything and go. I wish I could, but a planned approach, undertaking all the necessary steps is crucial. So far, I’ve been in the planning phase for the last nine months, and I’ve achieved a lot. Specifically, over the last…
Diagnosis dyslexia
Why don’t you get tested to see if you are dyslexic? A question posed to me earlier this year, but it came as a curveball. Out of the blue. Something I had never considered. Indeed, something I knew little about. Two years ago, my daughter was diagnosed as living with dyslexia. Bright, intelligent, hardworking and…