Finally, Berlin.

When I moved to Porto, back in 2011, the plan was to stay for a year and then move to Berlin. At that time, I had never been to Berlin before, but I was sure I wanted to be there. Later, I visited Berlin for the first time. It was December, minus 12 degrees, and […]

One month of Luxembourg

And just like that, a whole month has vanished. A month since we packed the essentials, scooped up the pets, and waved goodbye to Porto and Portugal. I honestly don’t know where the time went. It feels like I just got here yesterday, yet also like a year has passed already. We landed in Luxembourg […]

The urge to keep moving

As a poor, fat, and queer kid growing up in a small village in Portugal, I never really fit in. I spent most of my life trying to find my place, stretching and shrinking myself to fit the right mold. I was around ten when my father spoke to a friend about me, in that […]

Goodbye Porto

On my last day in Porto, a lady on the street asked me, “Are you from here?” It was clear she was going to ask for directions, and that I could help. A few weeks earlier I would have said, “Yes! How can I help you?” But that day, as I walked through the city […]

A blog in 2025

When I first started working as a designer, my mornings always began with croissants and blogs. It was my way of feeling inspired and connected. I would open my bookmarks, one by one, to see if anyone had posted something new. This was before social media, when everything moved at a slower pace, even the […]