We caught up with Mia from Mia Esmeriz Academy over in our member's Facebook group Pure Portugal Plus the other day.

Here we share a snippet of our chat when we discussed the fear of saying the wrong thing, and whether the common myth of age being a factor in whether you find it easier or harder to learn a new language has any truth at all to it!

If you would like to watch the full interview for this and the many others already saved in the library, as well as some great new ones to come from accountants, lawyers and surveyors see the link for how to join Pure Portugal Plus!

Find more out about Mia here.

We caught up with the lovely Alice from Ecos do Vale to find out how she came to move from America to Portugal, where she found community and now lives on her small scale, organic family farm, located near Viseu.   

Find out more about Alice and her farm here www.ecosdovale.com and here on Facebook.

We caught up with Emma from the beautiful Mount of Oaks in Central Portugal, finding out about silent retreats, fermenting, lockdown, community, learning to slow down and much more.  

Apologies for the jittery sound on this one! countryside internet speeds made for a true lockdown experience! Maybe it all adds to the charm?!!!..  

Find out more about Mount of Oaks here and retreats at Mount of Oaks here,

We spoke to the lovely Andrea to hear the amazing story of her move to Portugal, what she loves about Portugal, how she fell in love, got married, found a local community she adores, and now lives on a farm with her husband where she lives the good life and offers aromatherapy massage to people - See more about Andreas therapies here.

We caught up with the wonderful Ishbel Ramsay from Quinta do Cobral where we chatted about her renovating her farm & found about more about her amazing 'good life' workshops including handmade soaps, stained glass. Find out more about workshops you can join in with here 

We spoke to Clare from Monte da Vida about starting a meditation centre, her life in the Alentejo region, challenges, community, integration and forest alchemy.

Find out more about Monte da Vida on their website here and on their Facebook page here.

If you are moving to Portugal and looking to buy and live in Portugal this is the podcast for you!  We spoke with Tig James of British In Portugal who works alongside The British Embassy and British In Europe and is a font of knowledge for all things residency related (especially for those who will be affected by Brexit).   

We answered lots of questions from the community about how to apply for residency in Portugal, the process you need to go through, what documents you need and which order to apply for everything in, from NIF number, residency, medical care, and driving licences.   

We will be having another interview to help those affected by Brexit when we know the outcome of the negotiations regarding residency and freedom of movement for the British moving to Portugal as soon as the information is released to help those of you moving over post Brexit.

Find property for sale and more details and advice on moving to Portugal on our website www.pureportugal.co.uk