Our Expat Journey to Portugal - Introduction

My wife and I have begun the process of becoming expatriates, or expats for short. This documentary video series will chronicle our journey from the American Midwest to a new home in Portugal. This is the introduction to that web series.

I intend this series to be creative nonfiction, also known as narrative nonfiction. It is not my intention to specifically teach anything about the process of emigrating to Portugal. There may well be lessons to learn from our story, but my primary purpose is to tell our story. I think there is much value in connecting with such a story as you wonder and plan about your own journey. Or, perhaps, you may simply find this entertaining. Upon arrival in Portugal, I will continue to tell our story, but I will begin to mix in travel narratives as we explore the country and Europe.

I am a retired professor of media and journalism from Missouri State University. I am a full-time documentary filmmaker as of mid December 2022. As part of my work with students, I co-founded the documentary film studio Carbon Trace Productions (link below) -- a nonprofit organization dedicated to documentary education and humanitarian service.

UPDATE: You will discover in later episodes that we have found a place to live in Aveiro. If all goes according to plan, we should be on our way to Portugal in early January of 2023. One issue out of our control may push this date into February and beyond: Portuguese consulate employees are set to strike for six weeks beginning 5 December 2022.

See also:
The Rhetorica Network: https://rhetorica.net/
Carbon Trace Productions: https://carbontrace.net/

Lots of great help and support here:
Expats Portugal: https://expatsportugal.com/
Good Morning Portugal show on YouTube: https://sites.google.com/view/carlmun...

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