Doing the work I do for Home Key Portugal I have the privilege to meet a lot of lovely people. From different countries, with different life stories and dreams, but all with the same purpose: looking for a home in Portugal. I recently met a couple that inspired me with their courage, positivism, and kindness.
We are born, raised, go to college, get a job, a partner, a house, a dog/cat and/or children. That is the course of life that is expected from us and becomes our paradigm. And there is nothing wrong with that! But what if you, during this human ‘progress’, feel the urge and have the ability to step aside, and choose differently. Because between stimulus and response, man has the freedom to choose.
Meet Jonas (Belgium) and Miho (Japan), an enthusiastic couple that found their dream spot via Home Key Portugal. In January 2017 they bought a plot of land of 2500 m2 in Castelo Branco and last March they arrived to Portugal to start their off grid life.
We are following this couple for a few weeks while they are setting up their home. Their shelter will be a Mongolian Yurt arriving on a truck from Belgium, together with the rest of their possessions. Their power supply comes from solar panels and water from two wells. For drinking water they cycle to the closest water fountain (3 km). They already seeded several vegetables and herbs, but their priority is setting up their yurt, preparing the land and creating shade before the heat of the summer arrives.
The last few weeks they have been busy with setting up their temporary home consisting of a large tarp and they have been leveling the ground as a base for the yurt.
They are planning to get their income out of art they make together, providing massages and making music!
Make sure you follow the exciting adventure of this lovely, positive couple choosing to live their off-grid life in Portugal.
