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Liz’s Lisbon To Do List
Posted on December 20, 2019 Leave a Comment
This list is heavily based on the month I spent in the city as a poor student studying abroad in the summer of 2014. Lisbon has changed in the more than five years since then, so I wouldn’t call this the most up to date or complete travel guide. Call it an incomplete work in constant progress instead.
Things I’ve Done Lately That Aren’t Quite Blogging
Posted on September 10, 2019 Leave a Comment
Instead of bringing you some fresh Original Content, here’s a look at some of the not quite blogging stuff I’ve worked on lately.
Sunday Morning with Fernando
Posted on August 13, 2019 3 Comments
I think a lot about my Padrinho Fernandinho. It’s hard not to. I live on a street that shares his name. My favorite author is another Fernando. It’s never for long, but my grandfather’s memory is a regular visitor.
Dia de Portugal 2019: My Portuguese Heritage and My (Future) Children’s Portuguese Inheritance
Posted on June 10, 2019 Leave a Comment
It’s not just Dia de Portugal today; it’s also Portuguese National Heritage Month here in California. While I’ve written about Dia de Portugal and about being Portuguese in general, this year, I want to switch things up.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: A Schedule + Professional Update
Posted on September 18, 2017 Leave a Comment
Oh man, it’s been just over a month since I posted. I swear I haven’t been lazy. If anything, it’s been the opposite problem. Here’s a quick rundown of what I’ve been up to in the last month: Portuguese school started again! I joined the board of the Silicon Valley Portuguese Education and Culture Foundation. […]
Believing That We Will Win
Posted on July 28, 2017 Leave a Comment
When I say things, I mean them. I mean it when I’m screaming “USA! USA!” because I am proud of seeing my fellow American athletes when they’re playing at the highest level of their sport. I mean it when I jump up and down and chant “I believe that we will win!” because I don’t think winning is limited to the scoreboard.
Fridays with Fernando: Mar Português
Posted on March 31, 2017 2 Comments
If you’ve heard me talk about anything Portuguese for any length of time, I’ll eventually start gushing about my literary boyfriend: Fernando Pessoa.
Everything’s Coming Up Barcelos!
Posted on September 21, 2016 Leave a Comment
After a summer of uncertainty, it feels good to have direction in my life again.
Liz’s Hot Takes: The Right Kind of Immigrant
Posted on July 19, 2016 1 Comment
Sabato Jr. knowing what socialism is like me knowing what a dictatorship is b/c my parents grew up in the Estado Novo. #RNCinCLE — Elizabeth Barcelos (@lavender_ink) July 19, 2016 I was typing fast, feeling furious, and trying to fit within Twitter’s 140 character limit, so go easy on the grammar of that tweet. I […]
Barcelos Knows 