We visited Portugal in November to visit the agency that grants visas and have our photos taken. We were told at the time that we should have a response in 90 business days. That date has come and gone, and our lawyers are still not able to give us any clarity on when we might know.

Our construction project there is also in an uncertain state. We have invested in a share of an apartment building in the town of Alcácer do Sal, and it is running behind schedule and over budget. I’m not terribly surprised, but the lawyers seem to regard this as unusual and there are questions about how to move forward. We visited the site in January, and I’m optimistic about it overall, but would like to see more progress.

Portuguese lessons continue. We’ve covered the common irregular verbs in the present and simple past, though I need a lot more practice before those conjugations come naturally. We’ve had a quick introduction to the conditional as well. That is an easy conjugation, but it is not really clear to us where it should be used.