Tag Archives: portugal

Finding your own way…

I just watched the film, “The Way” (Martin Sheen, Emilio Estevez).  I knew it would make me cry at some point.  I didn’t know I’d find myself crying throughout the entire film.  The story is about an American whose son dies during his Camino de Santiago pilgrimage (through France which then takes you through Spain).  [...]

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…of the day: introducing you to fado

Fado. Oh, Fado. I was introduced to portuguese fado by my friend, the Portugese artist Paula Rosa.  In fact, I think the first song she introduced me to was Cancao do Mar, performed by Dulce Pontes: Anyway, after seeing this video, I remember staring intensely at my monitor.  I was silent for a few minutes [...]

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