Nomad Notes

July 22, 2025, Lisbon, Portugal. With music projects on hold and my arm in rehab, I dedicate myself to physical therapy and language study, as a change of residency rules threatens my plan.

June 30, 2025, Montreal, Canada. On the way back to Lisbon, an unscheduled stop in Montreal gives me time to think and write about the concept of Rebirth in my life.

May 11, 2025, Lisbon, Portugal. A life-changing event begins Season 3 and continues The Lisbon Project, as I’m faced with a challenge I’ve never had before. Fear and despair turn to gratitude as I make my way through this.

April 23, 2025, Lisbon, Portugal.  The visit of actor-director-community chorus teacher Beth Wilmurt proves to be a great meeting of the minds with an unexpected twist.

March 15, 2025, Lisbon, Portugal. The parade of cultural ambassadors continues, the Carnaval parades in Madeira, I get a healthcare number, and become a fixture at the jazz jam.

February 16, 2025, Lisbon, Portugal. I finally get the Temporary Residency Permit in my hands, but the bureaucratic hoops are far from finished. And a cultural ambassador arrives.

February 1, 2025, Lisbon, Portugal. After a stopover in my native New York, I return to Lisbon, disoriented again, but ready to dig back in, now with my new digs in Lisbon.

December 4, 2024, San Francisco, CA. A holiday season return to the Bay Area for work and family is both rewarding and disorienting, as I think deeply about what the heck I’m doing.

October 19, 2024, Lisbon, Portugal. A visit from my partner gets me out of Santarem and into a Lisbon apartment, despite a bout of COVID.

September 24, 2024, Santarem, Portugal. After a midnight break-in, I prepare to exit, researching storage units and apartments using my phone, but at least better able to walk.