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Episode 2: Scouting for a place to live in Portugal begins, but it gets off to a tough start.

Our Expat Journey is my documentary web series about moving to Portugal.

Coimbra neighborhoods mentioned in this video: Santa Clara, Norton de Matos, Vale das Flores

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.

Tech notes: Traveling light*
Primary camera: DJI Osmo
Secondary cameras: Google Pixel 3a and 4
Audio: TASCAM D40
Computer: Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon
Software: DaVinci Resolve 17
Storage: SanDisk Extreme SSD

I mention Google StreetView in the episode, but nothing beats the Guru Maps app for the walking-around part of scouting. https://gurumaps.app/

No compensation accepted for these equipment/software mentions.

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