She applied for graduate school because she ... In August 2019, I moved to Lisbon. Although I had traveled to other parts of Europe, I had never visited Portugal. I went purely on the faith ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Nicole Echeverria, 31, who moved from New York to Portugal in 2019 ... why don't I apply to graduate school abroad? Most people think graduate ...

She applied for graduate school because she thought getting ... a beach town an hour and a half away from Lisbon. We're planning our wedding in Portugal for August next year.