A Caldeira in its Natural Environment
Join me on my 4 month journey in my ancestral homeland
Okay, yes, the title is definitely an over-exaggeration. There have been problems since I’ve gotten here. For example, in just the past week, our apartment had a gas leak that resulted in our gas being turned off for two days (meaning no hot water and stove access), our sink wouldn’t drain (we fixed it ourselves)…
Yes, I hitchhiked! That is not something I imagined myself saying even 2 months ago (I mean, it’s usually frowned on in the US). But, I hitchhiked. Five different times to be exact. Why did I have the crazy idea to hitchhike on my trip to the Azores? Guidebooks and internet research presented the Azores…
“The true paradises are the paradises we have lost.” -Marcel Proust I found paradise this week! It just so happened that paradise coincided with a place some of my family once called home. When I tell people about my family background, and ask them if they’ve heard of the Azores, I am long used to…