{"id":5529,"date":"2021-12-22T15:49:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T15:49:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casaportugal.co.il\/%d7%94%d7%97%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%9d-%d7%94%d7%a7%d7%9c%d7%99%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%a0%d7%99-%d7%94%d7%97%d7%93%d7%a9-%d7%94%d7%95%d7%90-%d7%91%d7%a4%d7%95%d7%a8%d7%98%d7%95%d7%92%d7%9c\/"},"modified":"2023-05-22T02:00:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-22T02:00:25","slug":"the-new-californian-dream-is-in-portugal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casaportugal.co.il\/en\/the-new-californian-dream-is-in-portugal\/","title":{"rendered":"The new Californian dream is in Portugal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p dir=\"rtl\"><span class=\"VIpgJd-yAWNEb-VIpgJd-fmcmS-sn54Q\">We bring you an interesting article published in <\/span><em><span class=\"VIpgJd-yAWNEb-VIpgJd-fmcmS-sn54Q\">Los Angeles<\/span><\/em><span class=\"VIpgJd-yAWNEb-VIpgJd-fmcmS-sn54Q\"> magazine , before the Web Summit <\/span><span class=\"VIpgJd-yAWNEb-VIpgJd-fmcmS-sn54Q\">held in Lisbon, which resulted in a lot of reactions and interest. <\/span>* The article is translated. A link to the original article in English is attached at the end of the text.<i> <\/i><\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\">***<\/p>\n<p dir=\"rtl\"><strong>&#8220;The new Californian dream is in Portugal&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"HE\"><br \/>\n<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Key <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">figures <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">from Hollywood <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">and influencers <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">from the field of <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">technology in <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Silicon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Valley <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">are flocking <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">European\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">twin <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the &#8220;Godlen <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">State&#8221;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">It seems <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">like a <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">strange <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">choice <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">doesn&#8217;t it <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">?&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Madonna <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">said <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">after <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">her <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">surprise <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">move <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">from London <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">2017. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">But\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">recently <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portugal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">has become <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">an <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">essential <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">destination <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Californians <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in search <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">renewal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and vitality <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">A nation\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that once <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">divided <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">world <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Spain <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">then <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">lost <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">its <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">relevance <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">hundreds <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of years <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">,<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">It is the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">new <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">fashionable\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">place <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">for the growth of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">start <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">ups <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to create an <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">international <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">team <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to buy <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">an apartment <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">or <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">simply <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">live <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">The cost <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">living\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">less <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">than half <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">dinner <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for two <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">will cost <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">about <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">$ <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">25 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">,\u00a0 a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">good <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">wine <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">from the supermarket <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">cheaper <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">than <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">bottled <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">water <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">L.A. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and the problem <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of<\/span> <i><span lang=\"HE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i> <span lang=\"HE\">The <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">workforce <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and the politicization <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">the epidemic <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">are refreshingly <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">absent\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">from <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">it <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">Lisbon <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">pulses <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">with a <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">vibrant <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">community <\/span>\u00a0<span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">expats <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">: <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Brazilians <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">French <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Ukrainians <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">British <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Africans <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Italians <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">increasingly <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">also <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">residents of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Scarlett <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Johansson <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">one of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the highest <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">paid\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">actresses <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Hollywood <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">bought <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">an <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">apartment <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Principe <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Real <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">neighborhood <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the city <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">( <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">Principe Real <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">);<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Superhero <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Michael <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Fassbender\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">has obtained <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">an apartment <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">worth <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">2 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">million <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">dollars <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">overlooking the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Tagus <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">River <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">The actor <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">John <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Malkovich <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">was so <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">fascinated <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">he\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">expressed himself <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in a video <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">he shot <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">: &#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">A <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">feast <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for the eyes <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8230; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the architecture <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">its diversity <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the colors <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">landscape <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8230; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">great <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">culture <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">great <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">people <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">great <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">food <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8220;<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">In Lisbon <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">you can <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">enjoy <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">70 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">cent <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">coffee <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in the morning <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">cross <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">sidewalk, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">designed <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">cal\u00e7adas <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">on your way\u00a0 to a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">fashionable<\/span> \u00a0co <span lang=\"HE\">-working <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">space <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">dine <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">friends <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">on a dinner <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of sardines <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/casaportugal.co.il\/en\/the-wine-in-portugal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"HE\">and<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"HE\"> green wine <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and party <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">until <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">4 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">am on <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Thursday <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">night <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and then <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">do <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">same <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">thing <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">again <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">on the day <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">friday <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">_<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">\u00a0<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">\u00a0<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">\u00a0<\/span><i> <\/i><i> <\/i><i> <\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">The new <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">celebrities <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">who have arrived <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">in Portugal <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">are <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">symbols of <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">a greater <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">discovery <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in the making <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">American <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">immigration\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and Porto <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">jumped <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">by <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"HE\">33% <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in the year <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">before <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the pandemic <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">And the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">quintessential <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">experience <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">technology <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">confab <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">returns <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">live <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">this <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">November <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">massive <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Web <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"DE\">Summit <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">from her <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">personal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">position <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">it is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a product<\/span> <span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"HE\">\u00a0<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">a country that <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">now <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">boasts a <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">vaccination <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">rate <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"HE\">89 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">% <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the highest <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in the world <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portugal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">which <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">used to be a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">cheap <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">vacation <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">destination <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in Europe <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">now the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">leading <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">tourist <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">destination <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in Europe <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">several <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">years\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in a row <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">Portugal <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">can <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">seem <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">like <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8216;s <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">European <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">twin <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">on <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">so <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">many <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">levels <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">albeit <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">without the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">apocalyptic <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">fires <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">persistent <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">droughts\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">really <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">teases <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">residents of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">: <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">like <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">San\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Francisco <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">also <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">has an <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">amazing <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">suspension <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">bridge <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">painted <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">red <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">over the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Tagus <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">River <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">instead of the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Golden <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Gate <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">(<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">which was built <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">by\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the same <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">engineer <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">who built <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">San <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Francisco <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Bay <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Bridge <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Oakland <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">), <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">seven <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">steep <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">hills <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">iconic <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">cable cars <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">many <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">shades <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">World <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">class <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">surfing <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">30 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">minutes <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">away <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Ericeira <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Nazar\u00e9\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">_ <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">_ <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">_ <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">_ <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">_ <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">_ <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Says <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Jesse <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Lott , <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">35 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">master <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8216;s <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">degree<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">In <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">business administration <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">at the University of <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">who <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">came from <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">San <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Diego <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">and today\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">heads the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">European <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">expansion <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Beyond, a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">hot <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Californian <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">startup <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">growing <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">presence <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, &#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">it <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">feels <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">like <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">it&#8217;s <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">San <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Francisco <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">it <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">even <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">has <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Golden <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Gate <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Bridge <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">coastline <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">from Lisbon\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to Cascais <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the amazing <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">surfing <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8220;.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">The new <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">freedom <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that allows <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">many <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Californians <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">to work <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">from <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">anywhere <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">only <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">increases <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">allure <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Portugal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">The epidemic\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">has exposed <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">cracks <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">in the state <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">that have been building <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">for <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">years <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">in California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">: <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">housing <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">prices <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">that are <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">out of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">control <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">homeless\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">crisis <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">which no <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">solution <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">has been found <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">an increase <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">crime <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">rates <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">We have <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">witnessed a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">massive <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">exodus <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">past year<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">to the\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">greener <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">pastures <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Austin <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Miami <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">or <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">not <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">The postal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">data <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">proved <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">this <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"RU\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">phenomenon&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">was <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">greatly <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">exaggerated <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"HE\">; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Most of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the evacuees <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">from <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Bay Area <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">moved <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"HE\">10 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">km <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Alameda <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">County <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"RU\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">up to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Sacramento <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">or <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">south <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to San <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Diego <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">But <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that&#8217;s\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">not <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the whole <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">story <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Life <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">is hard <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">many<\/span> <span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"RU\">\u00a0<\/span> \u00a0 \u00a0 <span lang=\"HE\">In <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">so <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">many <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">parts <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">the country <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and it is <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">understandable <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">why <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">a <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">tiny\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">country <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">like <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portugal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">9,000 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">km <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">away <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">reminds <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">us <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of what <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">once <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">had <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to offer <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the forces <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">behind\u00a0 the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">growing <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Californian <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">diaspora <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">there <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">During the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">severe <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">global <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">financial <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">crisis <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">2007-2008, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">hundreds <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of thousands of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portuguese <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">professionals <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">lost <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">government\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">corporate <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">jobs <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Entrepreneurship <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">has become <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a way <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">out <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the crisis <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">If <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">you <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">want <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">start <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a movement <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">or\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">create <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">an ecosystem <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">first <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">step <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">inspire <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">recalls <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Ricardo <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Marv\u00e3o <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">43 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">years old\u00a0 .<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">From the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">young <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"PT\">Beta I accelerator <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">in Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">who <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">2011 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">set out on a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">global <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">odyssey <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">his partners <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">look\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">at the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">different <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">things <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that are happening <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and collect <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">what <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">might <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">work <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8220;. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Their <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">first <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">stop <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">was\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">enlightening <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">visits <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Google <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Facebook <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Stanford <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">IDEO <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">_ <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">then <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">ordered <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">_<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Ten <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">prominent <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">technologists <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">from California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for a conference <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">called <\/span><i><span lang=\"HE\">Silicon <\/span><\/i><i><span lang=\"HE\">Valley <\/span><\/i><i><span lang=\"HE\">are coming <\/span><\/i><i><span lang=\"HE\">to Lisbon<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"HE\"> ,\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">which has become <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">major <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">catalyst <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for innovation <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">.<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">\u00a0<\/span><i><\/i><i> <\/i><i><\/i><i> <\/i><i><\/i><i> <\/i><i><\/i><span lang=\"HE\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">Thus <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">was born a <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">useful <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">cultural <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and economic <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">bridge <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">between <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and Portugal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">The Portuguese <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">prize for <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">California\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8216;s <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">billionaires <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in venture <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">capital <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">deep <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">entrepreneurial <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">networks <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">expertise <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in sales <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">marketing <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and expansion <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of start <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">ups <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">In return <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">they <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">offer\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">determined <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and talented <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">employees <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">who speak fluent <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">English <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">( <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the country <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">ranks <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">7th <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in the world <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in speaking <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">English<\/span> <span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"HE\">\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 <span lang=\"HE\">as a second language\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">),\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and friendly <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">to startups <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"RU\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">\u00a0&#8220;You <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">get <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">these <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">great <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">people <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">who <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">, if <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">you were in the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Bay <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Area <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">would be\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">very <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">hard <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">find <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">especially <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portuguese <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">personality <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"HE\">,&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Lott <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">says <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Warm <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">cooperative <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">they\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">want <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to work <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with you <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">.&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Visa <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">programs <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">managed <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">by <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portuguese <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">government <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">are streamlined<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">process <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">for hiring\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">American <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">workers <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">The taxes <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">are low <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Broadband <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">everywhere <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">_ <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">_ <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">A <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">direct trans <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Atlantic <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">fiber <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">optic <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">cable <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">provides <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">home\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">network <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">speeds <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">on <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">average <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">gigabytes <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">per <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">minute <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">There is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">even <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">advantage of the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portuguese <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">time <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">zone <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">: <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">an hour\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">closer <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">than <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the rest of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Europe <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and New <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">York <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">Changing <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">attitudes <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">towards <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">employment <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and employers <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">also <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">motivates <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">diaspora <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Family <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">comes <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">first <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in Portugal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and the country <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">offers <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a balance <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">between <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">work <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and life <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">young Americans <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">especially <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">demand <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">as <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">evidenced by\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the stories <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">expats <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">from California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">who <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">settle\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">there <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">Take <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Matt <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">White <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">33 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">who worked <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Los <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Angeles <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">on <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">financing <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">model for <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">independent <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">films <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">before <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">moving <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to the\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Bay Area <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">where <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">he became <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a husband <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">father <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">shortly <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">before <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">launching <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">his <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">startup <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Apres <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; The <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">challenging <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">part <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">San\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Francisco <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">was <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the lack of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">infrastructure <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">families <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">he <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">remembered <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">_ <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">The character<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">The competitiveness <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">of the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">day <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">care centers <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">and the costs <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8230; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">it&#8217;s\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">like <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">putting <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">your <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">child <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in Harvard <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">.\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portugal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">promised <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">more <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">balanced <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">beautiful <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">country <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to raise <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">our <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">children <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8220;. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">The family <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">settled <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Cascais <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">imagine a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">European <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Santa <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Barbara <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; 30 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">minutes <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">west <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of Lisbon <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">never <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">looked <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">back <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">Nathan <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Hadlock <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">39 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">was living <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">in Newport <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Beach <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and working <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">for <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a start <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">up <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">when <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">he <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and his wife <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">compiled <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">list <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">their <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">top <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">ten <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">cities <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">quickly <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">rose <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">first place <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">We <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">want <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to slow down <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">life <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">pay <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">more attention <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">our <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">passions <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and that <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">was <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the spark <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portugal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">,&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">he<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">says <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">_ <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">In the fall <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of 2019, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Hadlock\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">participated <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">in the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Start <\/span><i><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211;<\/span><\/i><span lang=\"HE\"> up <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portugal program <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that offers <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a week <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">classes <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">where <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">they <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">show <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">you <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">streets\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and tell <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">you <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">what <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">it&#8217;s like <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to be <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">an entrepreneur <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8220;. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">A <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">trip <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Alentejo <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">finally <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">convinced <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">them <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">The couple <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">landed <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">just\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">before <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the lockdown <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in March <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">2020, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">but <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">also<\/span><i> <\/i> <span lang=\"HE\">During <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">the pandemic <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">, Hadlock <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">connected <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">to the <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">thriving network <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">talented,\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">mission <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">-oriented <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">expats <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">This warm <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">welcome <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">rooted <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portuguese <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">culture <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Three <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">years <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">ago <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Muntz <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Fiorentini <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, 53, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">human <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">resources <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">specialist\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">who worked <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in Los <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Angeles <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">decided <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">move <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">She <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">met a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">local <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">girl <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">looking for\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a roommate <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">took <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">step <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; On <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">my <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">first <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">night <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">I went to a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/casaportugal.co.il\/en\/lisbon-and-digital-nomads\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"HE\">digital <\/span><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/casaportugal-co-il.translate.goog\/en\/lisbon-and-digital-nomads\/?_x_tr_sl=iw&amp;_x_tr_tl=en&amp;_x_tr_hl=en&amp;_x_tr_pto=wapp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span lang=\"HE\">nomads<\/span><\/a><span lang=\"HE\"> meeting <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">I met<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">A new <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">friend\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and on <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">the second day <\/span>\u00a0<span lang=\"HE\">my <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">partner <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">took <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">me <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">her <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">gym <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">,&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">she <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">recalls <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">She <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">quickly\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">made <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">friends <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">business connections <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">She <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">sent <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">out <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">250 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">LinkedIn <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">emails to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portuguese <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">CEOs <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in the hope <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that one <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of them\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">would talk <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">skinny, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">tattooed <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">girl <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">,&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and she <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">was <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">shocked <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">when <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">twenty <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">five<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Of which <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">they drank <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">coffee <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">with me <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">.&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Today\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Fiorentini <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">head <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of personnel <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">office <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">Kencko <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">a start <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8211; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">up in the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">health <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">sector <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">As <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">California <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">struggles <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">to <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">recover <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">from <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">its <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">existential crisis <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">as a state <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">many of its residents <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">believe\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">is <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">decline <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portugal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">offers a <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">second <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">chance <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to live <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Californian <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">good <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">life <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">old. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">So <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">expect\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">to see <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">thousands <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">more <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">seekers <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">of culture <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">, <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">waves <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">and <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">technological opportunities <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">in Lisbon <\/span><\/span><span lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">and Porto <\/span><\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"HE\"><span class=\"\">.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"Body\" dir=\"RTL\"><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">They <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">often <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">joke <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Portugal <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and California <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">used <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to be <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">one <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and they <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">split <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">,&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">says <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Fernanda\u00a0 <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Carpinia <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">former <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">director <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">development at <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Paramount <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Studios <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">in Los <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Angeles <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">currently <\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">founder <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">CEO <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">of <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">WE <\/span><span dir=\"LTR\" lang=\"EN-US\">Global <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">Studios <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">and leading <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">its <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">expansion <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">to Lisbon <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">. <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">&#8221; <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">The climate <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">is the same <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">the plants <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">are the same <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">, <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">that&#8217;s <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">enough<\/span> <span lang=\"HE\">Wild <\/span><span lang=\"HE\">.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Link to the original article:<br \/>\n<a 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