Experiences

(この記事を日本語で読む) Our domain name is RocinanteRoad.com. Rocinante is from Cervante’s book Don Quixote. Rocinante is an old work horse who...

When we decided to move here last year, we didn’t really know you well. We had only spent 2 months here four years before, and although we knew we liked you, we didn’t know if we’d love you. Let me tell you some of the reasons we are falling in love.

It is now mid-June, almost four months of living in Lisbon, and we’ve been focused on the next level of organization. Putting down roots, both literal ones and figurative ones. As for the literal roots, we’ve been researching how to care for orange and papaya trees, and a rambling rose bush. As a busy professor, spouse, mom, pet owner, friend, and commuter, I always joked that I didn’t allow any plants into my home that needed attention. I love plants – especially flowers – a