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Website: https://stacyennis.com/

Stacy Ennis is a book coach and publishing entrepreneur who's lived in four countries with her family. After six years in the Western Algarve, she shares the honest reality of relocating with kids.

Stacy built her business starting in the Dominican Republic in 2009, moved to Vietnam, returned to the US for eight years, then spent six months in Thailand where her kids got constantly sick. After hospital beds, hand foot mouth disease, and King Cobras found near their house, they cast a wide net and chose Portugal without ever visiting.

She discusses landing in a rough Cascais neighborhood where locals told them to go home, finding the right school through spreadsheet research, navigating immigration renewals that have become a nightmare (her husband's residency expired in August with no resolution), and the critical advice she'd give her past self about understanding full school pathways and medical infrastructure before choosing where to live.

Perfect for families relocating with children, digital nomads considering Portugal, or anyone wanting the unfiltered reality of Western Algarve life including school challenges for kids with learning needs and medical care limitations.

CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction

01:10 University of Cincinnati Full Ride Scholarship

03:25 The Terrible Boss That Changed Everything

05:05 Building Digital Nomad Business Before Systems Existed

08:31 Living in Santo Domingo Dominican Republic

09:40 27 Waterfalls Adventure Experience

13:04 Why Portugal Over Spain

16:32 Finding Schools Through Spreadsheet Research

18:53 Immigration: Easy in 2019, Nightmare Now

20:53 Husband's Residency Expired August: No Solution

25:35 Small Expat Community Across Algarve

27:18 Learning Portuguese

28:28 Citizenship Uncertainty: 5 vs 10 Year Rule

30:25 Western Algarve School Challenges for Kids with Learning Needs

32:46 Medical Care Reality: HPA vs Public Hospitals

39:27 Dark Sky Observatory Birthday Trip

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