From the streets of Porto to the waves of Nazaré, rediscovering the past through photographs of saudade: thoughts on growth, identity, and finding beauty in the familiar.
What a thoughtful article on saudade. It sure is better to view the past with bittersweet nostalgia, as you say, than with lamentation that it is irretrievably gone for ever. We should be grateful for the experiences and people that have shaped us into what we presently are.
Beautiful Fonzie. When I found my bio-parents in 2017 (adopted at birth), and learned I was from Pico Island, Azores, I was excited to experience Portugal. Visited the Azores in summer 2023, and I was blown away. The saudade feeling was present in my soul before I knew the word to describe it. Thank you for the stunning photos and the moving words.
Thank you Sarah, that's such a wonderful story you shared. I'm glad you had a magical time in the Azores. I hear stunning things about it, but I haven't had the chance to go there myself. It's definitely on my list of places to visit soon, and I was just talking to my partner about it recently :) Thank you for reading!
What a thoughtful article on saudade. It sure is better to view the past with bittersweet nostalgia, as you say, than with lamentation that it is irretrievably gone for ever. We should be grateful for the experiences and people that have shaped us into what we presently are.
Thank you Bradley! Completely agreed. And what a journey it becomes when we do so :)
Beautiful Fonzie. When I found my bio-parents in 2017 (adopted at birth), and learned I was from Pico Island, Azores, I was excited to experience Portugal. Visited the Azores in summer 2023, and I was blown away. The saudade feeling was present in my soul before I knew the word to describe it. Thank you for the stunning photos and the moving words.
Thank you Sarah, that's such a wonderful story you shared. I'm glad you had a magical time in the Azores. I hear stunning things about it, but I haven't had the chance to go there myself. It's definitely on my list of places to visit soon, and I was just talking to my partner about it recently :) Thank you for reading!