We’re excited to move to Portugal—but not wearing rose-tinted glasses. We’re trading one set of challenges for another, on purpose, to build a fuller life.

In America, we’ve lived in fast-forward—always rushing, always consuming. In Portugal, that pace won’t exist, and that’s the gift: space for slower days, deeper conversations, and moments we’ve been missing.

Preparing for an international move has a way of redefining what matters. Every item we touch—whether kept, sold, or let go—forces us to ask if it belongs in the life we’re creating, or the one we’re leaving behind. Letting go isn’t just decluttering; it’s making space for a new chapter in Portugal.

What would you do if your parents’ future depended not just on family, but on the country they lived in?