Portugal Jail
April 25th: Anniversary of the peaceful Carnation Revolution that ended fascism in Portugal in 1974 Moving to another country involves quite a bit of uncertainty and a whole lot of patience. Jack and I applied separately for our long-term stay visas in Spring 2025. That process alone required stacks of documents and a trip from Boise to San Francisco to prove our worthiness of living in Portugal. It has never been a particularly quick process but with Portugal's current immigration system backlog, it can take several more months (at least) after visa approval to be issued a temporary residency card. That magical card proves that we are legally allowed to live in Portugal and allows us to travel freely without concerns of re-entry to our new country of residence. We resigned ourselves to the fact that we would have to stay in the country until the glorious day that our residency cards finally arrive. At our house, we refer to this in-limbo...