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A terra dos meus avós

Depois de um mês de estar em Portugal sem ver a minha família, o meu irmão e o meu tio vieram vistar-me e fomos  à vila onde os meus avós cresceram. Em Soajo, ficamos na casa deles (shoutout to my avós having a literal mansion) e passamos a semana de Carnaval a ver todo lá.
No primeiro dia da manhã, fui ao poço negro, um lago muito conhecido pelas pessoas de Soajo como um lugar de descanso. Os habitantes e as turistas normalmente passam o seu tempo lá a bronzear ou nadar no lago. Até tem um balanço de corda onde as pessoas corajosas podem pular fora da monte e balançar encima da agua, eventualmente a cair dentro-a. 
Além disso, vimos os espigueiros, umas das coisas mais populares em Soajo. Os espigueiros são estruturas que os aldeões usavam para armazenar milho durante que o secava. Normalmente estas estruturas são construídas de pedra e madeira, mas o facto mais interessante é que muitos dos espigueiros foram construídas no século XVI e ainda estão de pé. 
O meu estar em Soajo foi tão surreal, porque desde criança ouvi tantas histórias sobre a vida dos meus avós lá e dos lugares diferentes onde os eles passavam os seu tempo livre. Além disso, mesmo que eles não estiveram comigo na sua casa, senti-me perto deles porque estava cercado pela presencia deles por a sua terra.

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