Putting Down Roots Lisboa

There are already several groups on here focused on Expats making friends with other Expats and building a community together. We'd like to instead make a group for all newcomers to Lisbon focused on figuring out our new lives, neighborhoods, and neighbors. We'll discuss what has worked, what definitely didn't work, and the things that leave us confounded on a near daily basis even years after getting here. This will be our first meeting, so we will work out a structure and how often we meet depending on people's availability.

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This group is for any newcomer to Lisbon who wants to be more part of their new city. We are here to help each other learn to navigate the differences between this city and where we come from. We will also be happy to have alfacinhas interested in meeting people in the group, especially considering that you know everything we tried so hard to discover.

While many in this group still only aspire to speak Portuguese, it is important to emphasize that we are a bilingual group. All Portuguese speakers are welcome, without having to be confident to speak in English. We have native speakers and non-native speakers who feel more confident speaking Portuguese than English.