American Couple Reached Financial Freedom & Chose Living in Portugal Over Spain

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ExpatsEverywhere's Josh sits down with Bolivian American Jesús to discuss his and his wife's journey to financial freedom and move to Portugal. They chose Portugal over Spain despite some obvious connections to Spain and Jesús opens up on why they made that decision. He also goes into how he is adjusting to life in Portugal, giving practical advice on what you should expect as an American moving to Portugal and how you can cope with some cultural differences. On top of that, Jesús talks about the one major change that he made to really start learning Portuguese, which should help a lot of people that are in his shoes.

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Josh and Kalie left the US for a life abroad in 2009 and haven't looked back. They have lived in Spain, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, and are currently in Portugal. Yes, they realize they only moved to countries starting with the letter "S" until they spoiled that streak with their move to Portugal. Follow ExpatsEverywhere as we aim to get information to you through expat interviews, city breakdowns, expat life, travel, vlogs, and more.

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[GeraldFigal]

Love Jesus—so sensible and chill. I want to be his friend.

[Luanavit]

Wow, what a great conversation! Jesus is a great guy. Thank you ❤

[LTRaider]

I think this is one of my very favorite videos of your’s. Jesus was very thoughtful & organized in his answers. Lots of great questions from your end—Fantastic!
Obrigada from Texas!

[Hello_PE]

This was a great conversation. Great questions, interesting perspective. Thanks for sharing!

[kgcg]

Wow! Loved this interview, great perspective from Jesus. Great information as well. Thank you!

[seamusp]

Great interview all around. Thank you! 😊

[carlosb]

Great interview guys. Glad you're enjoying feeling at home in Portugal.

[lisajennings]

What a fun video! Jesus is such a nice guy. Thanks so much toyou both. Hope to see you guys and Kailie at the next meetup.

[AfroAngola]

As an African, I was smiling ear to ear when the guest mentioned his Angolan neighbor. 😉 This may not be common knowledge, but the Portuguese from Lusophone Africa (Angola, Mozambique, Guinee Bissau, Cape Verde, and Sao Tome e Principe) is MUCH EASIER TO UNDERSTAND than the one from Europe, even if we kept the same grammar rules and vocabulary.
I really enjoyed this video 👍

[lailaatallah]

I loved these questions and this conversation. And the pace was fantastic. Jesus is uch a thoughtful interviewee. I’d love to hear a bunch of similar interviews with other people living in Porto, as well as other parts of Portugal & the world. I could listen to these all day!

[locualoein]

Podemos exportar a portugal unos cuantos americanos, alemanes, ingleses si a los portugueses les parece bien jejejeje Es un pais fantastico para vivir tranquilamente y descubrir cosas interesantes. Me encató estar 9 meses por Sines y los alrededores.

[ronaldchristian]

Thank You 🙏🏾
I Love Your Spirit and Intelligence Brother!❤

[PortuguesePlayandLearn]

Thanks for this interview. You are great 😁

[hemlock]

We moved from California to central Portugal 3 years ago also for early retirement, or semi. I can relate to much of this discussion. Bought a large manor house for the cost of a tiny condo in San Francisco. Life is very different. The language is a challenge, and I'm working hard to learn it. Absolute must in our area. The cities have a lot of people who speak English, especially younger generations.

[carlosb]

Thank you guys for respecting the language and learning it

[viagenseoutrascoisas]

Good information! Thanks for sharing ❤

[djl]

Well done!

You can't cover 'every' topic, but I'd have liked to hear at least a little about what visa they ended up with, and whether they used a consultant in the process.

[observer]

We settled in Spain because of the language. Our neighbors are mostly from Northern Europe and some Italians permanently left Italy due to high expenses and no jobs. We decided to move because we don't want to be victims of health insurance and car insurance companies.

[TheMokaKiller]

Funny you mentioning the Sri Lanka (former Ceylon) religion tolerance and laison-faire.
You see, once upon a time they were a territory of Portugal.
It always warms the heart knowing that a part of our culture never really disapears from our former territories.