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Your life without a computer: what does it look like? Honesty kills me: I have always been a technologically challenged person. An old soul who finds a certain romance in a handwritten word rather than a text or an email. Someone who might still choose a good old dictionary than…
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Continue reading →: 18 Years of Practical Love: Friendship and Imperfect Moments in Lisbon
The apartment hunt was over. Our Parque das Nações home felt settled. Esam and I could finally breathe. August brought our 18th anniversary. For the first time in Portugal, we had time and space to celebrate. But what’s a “date night” after 18 years? For us, it’s practical love. We’re…
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What skill would you like to learn? I’ve been cooking most of my adult life. More of a chore than anything else. While I can’t make claims of a chef but fairly decent enough to have my teens approve.But for the first time I want to learn the science behind…
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Continue reading →: Building a New Identity at 50: Who Am I When the Labels Fall Away?
Who are you when the old labels don’t apply anymore? When the business cards are obsolete, the social circle is a digital echo, and the daily rhythm you conducted for decades is silenced? It’s a scary thought. To many, it seems daring. To a few, an inspiration. And to a…
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Continue reading →: Lifting the self-imposed perfection
What details of your life could you pay more attention to? I’d like to be a better version of myself everyday while embracing my struggles, failures n parts of me that even I think are toxic. The liberty of not being a perfect mom,or a friend but a striving one.…
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Continue reading →: Being alive and able
In what ways does hard work make you feel fulfilled? Let’s be honest, most of us won’t choose real hard work if we could get away with ease or a shortcut. In today’s age and time, the longer route is often seen as a waste of time and energies. Hence…
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Continue reading →: Details Oriented
What’s the trait you value most about yourself? I was raised by a mother who did all her chores meticulously and a father who applied military discipline in our upbringing. We were always trained to think ahead of our steps and keep a plan B,C or even D. Failure was…
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Continue reading →: The Luxury of Anonymity: Lisbon’s Gift of Freedom
Four suitcases for over six months. That was our choice qqupon leaving Pakistan, I found comfort in a simple thought: Who knows me in Lisbon to care? Anonymity was my liberation. Even back home, our wardrobes shunned high fashion. Comfort trumped trends. A lesson for our kids: resist peer pressure,…
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Continue reading →: The Language of Gestures: Mispronounced Bom Dias in Learning European Portuguese
Prepping with Spanish Long before Lisbon, I strategized. Joined expat Facebook groups. Devoured city info. Safety. Schools. Vibes. My mental map grew. Remember I told you about the control freak planner I was here? Next on the agenda was language. I chose Duolingo. Spanish, to start off ambitiously. Leaderboards fueled…
Hello, I’m Saba. Welcome to my world where honest words and raw emotions are sacred. This is where I invite you to witness our relocation journey as a family with two teens. From Pakistan to Portugal. One river at a time.
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