I moved to Portugal last month with my family. I didn’t really want to. It’s been quite an adventure. We arrived to an empty apartment and had to buy everything here. I got to pick out everything for my room. My room is the only one with an attached bathroom, because it used to be a maids’ quarters. I got an awesome mushroom lamp that my dad keeps trying to steal for the living room!

I just finished two weeks at my new school. The lunches are much better here! There’s a library where you can rent books for 2 weeks. I have two after-school activities. Tennis is on Tuesdays and Thursdays and goal keeping is on Wednesdays. My left thigh is really sore from all the diving and twisting in goal keeping! I’ve met a few friends and they come from different countries around the world.

Yesterday, we went to a large flea market where I bought a crochet whale with four baby whales that fit inside its mouth. We were there several hours and everyone got a few trinkets. I also got a gummy bear necklace, a few lego characters, a coin purse, and a ring. We played at a nearby park for a little bit. When we were leaving there, I recognized the street as being close to an escape room place we went to in April. I got excited and asked my dad if were were doing there again. We nodded yes, and my sister and I ran up to the door. We did an Aladdin one this time! We got stuck on a couple early clues but picked it up near the end. We escaped in 62 minutes!