The Biggest Benefit of Living in the Azores #nomadism #travel #azores #sãomiguel #portugal

5 Sept 2023 · 1 min

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In this personal monologue, the speaker contrasts the hurried, work‑centric lunch routine of his upbringing—where meals were eaten on the street in a rush—with the relaxed, community‑focused lifestyle he experiences in the Azores. He highlights how locals savor life through wine, music, and friendships, noting that good quality wine can be purchased for as little as €2.50. The narrative emphasizes a shift in values from constant productivity and money‑making toward appreciating simple pleasures, cultivating friendships, and enjoying a slower pace of life that he identifies as the biggest benefit of living in the Azores.

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My father, he was— so that's what I was used to, right? Like 10 minutes break during the lunch. Yeah. And you have to be rushing eating the sandwich somewhere on the street because couldn't even sit because we had a lot of things to do during the lunch break. And here people really enjoy life. Give them wine, music, and some friends, and it's cool. Yeah. And for me, this is the quality of life. After all this, you know, we have to achieve something. I don't know, for work, you know, make money. You never have the money because then you live in the city or spend it. People are really like laid back here. They know how to enjoy life. They know how to, I think, really cultivate the values that are important. Friendship and the little qualities of life, like drinking good wine. Not that good. But you can buy really good wine for like €2.50.