Expats : Smart Choices for Your New Life
There are many reasons why someone might want to change their life. Even so, the decision to sell one's possessions, move away from family and friends, take one's partner and children, and move to a distant country — with an unfamiliar culture and a language that is sometimes impossible to understand — is a gesture that requires more than just willpower. It is a choice marked by courage, uncertainty and the audacity to start over, even without guarantees.
Based on a dream — that of finding a better place to live and grow, healthier, more aligned with the life we have always imagined — this choice carries with it a series of risks and conditions. These are factors that, depending on the path taken, can turn the dream into reality… or into a nightmare.
Distance — whether physical, linguistic or cultural — combined with the urgency of a decision can sometimes compromise the clarity needed to make an informed choice, directly affecting the course of one's future life. Furthermore, being a foreigner can make it difficult to access the most appropriate information, making the process even more complex and uncertain.
Zest for Life was created as the solution to these problems.
We are your local companion, the Portuguese friend who is by your side, honestly, hard-working, ready to defend you.
We do not offer you mere advice, lists or indications that your friends, the Internet or an AI can give you; we are not generic, nor do we give opinions that have more to do with us than with you.
We are here to know what you cannot know and do what you cannot do, to gather real, local, unique and essential information for decision-making, available only to those who have always lived here and know how things work.
Our knowledge of the country and regions, the culture and the characteristics of each case, make us the ideal friend to ensure you have valid information when making your choice.
Zest for Life may not be an expert in all subjects, but it goes to all the places, speaks to all the necessary people – in Portuguese and as Portuguese – investigates each case and discovers the details that only after a few months ahead you would discover the hard way.
Do you want to choose a house? We can survey your options, understand the legal constraints, the “flaws” and the risks of the property, may they be natural, legal, or others you may encounter, among several other issues that each case justifies.
Do you have questions about a school? We go to the school, talk to teachers and parents, find out its strengths and weaknesses and give you the information you need to make an informed decision.
Individual needs are so varied that it is not possible to list each one of them. We do not claim to have the absolute truth, nor do we want to choose for you, we just want to ensure that you have all the information possible to take the safest step.
Who am I?
My name is Nuno, I'm 49 years old and I'm Portuguese.
I have dedicated my entire professional life to the creation of books and the management of projects that bring happiness to everyone, especially those who visit Portugal.
I love people, I love listening to and sharing stories, and above all, I love to help.
Nothing makes me happier than seeing someone happy with their decision to come and discover this country that I adore.
And if I can contribute to that, perfect.
I am here, present and available to anyone who needs me.
I want to hear your stories.
"I wish I had used Nuno's services much sooner when we arrived to Portugal - it would have saved us from making costly decisions, both financial and emotional."
Shahar and Michal Klinger
from Israel
We are with you to go where you need to go, to do what you cannot do.
Do you have any questions?
Talk to us, every story starts with us getting to know each other better