Studying Abroad in Lisbon, Portugal

It's the day before my fight to Lisbon and I find myself curled up in my bed questioning if studying abroad was the right decision.  ❝Am I really ready to leave my home, my family and friends, and everything I know to fly to a country in which I don't know anyone?❞ Well, the answer is no, but when can anyone ever be prepared to do something like this? Part of the adventure and excitement lies in the action of seeing out into the unknown. Who could have predicted that I would even have an opportunity like this anyways? Furthermore, this is really something that you can't mentally prepare yourself for.  Then what do I do with all this nervousness and anxiety that I'm feeling? Well, as I learned from my favorite philosophical show, The Amazing World of Gumball...  ❝When life gives you lemons, you squeeze them back into life's eyes!❞  Basically, what I'm trying to say, is that you have to take that nervous/negative energy, burn it, and let positive vibes an...

Me trying to look cute Hello everyone! My name is Joshua Abreu and I'm a Junior at Rhode Island College. I'm majoring in World Language Education with a Concentration in Portuguese and minoring in Spanish. I live in East Providence with three siblings (one older and two younger)and my parents. My family is very tight-knit and close since all of my siblings and I are close in age and we were homeschooled at the same point. Furthermore, we were forced to get along since we couldn't get away from each other. My parents immigrated to the states from Portugal with all of my grandparents and they began a new life here. Essentially, my siblings and I are first-generation Americans, but we've always identified ourselves as "Portuguese people who were just born in the wrong country". Basically, what I'm trying to say is that I'm used to there always being Caldo Verde in the fridge and having my house decorated with countless Galos de Barcelos. Galo de B...