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While the cost of living in Portugal has gone up in the years since she moved there, itâs still âprobably about 40% to 50% lessâ than in the US, says Dreyfuss, adding that itâs a âmuch better life day to dayâ for her.
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As for the language, Dreyfuss admits that this has been one of her biggest struggles, recounting how sheâs always asking locals to âslow downâ because they âthey talk really fast, and drop whole words out of sentences.â
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âI can make myself understood,â she says. âBut I sound like a three- or four-year-old.â
When it comes to cultural differences, Dreyfuss jokes that itâs really hard to hang up the phone when speaking to a Portuguese person, and sheâs had to learn not to walk into a shop and âjust start talkingâ without exchanging pleasantries first.
âYou have to say, âHello. How are you? Are you ok?ââ she says, adding that anything less is considered bad manners. âBut it just comes naturally now because Iâve been here five years.â
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Since arriving in 2021, Dreyfuss has traveled to London four times, Paris three times and the Spanish city of Seville twice. Sheâs also visited the Austrian capital Vienna, as well as Franceâs Marseille and Toulouse.
In the coming months and years, she hopes to explore Italy and Europeâs Atlantic coast.
âThatâs something I would not be able to do if I didnât live here,â she adds.
Dreyfuss currently has temporary citizenship, which is renewed every two to three years, and recently began the process of applying for Portuguese citizenship.
She feels very much at home in Portugal today and canât imagine ever returning to the US permanently.
âTheyâd have to fix an awful lot of stuff before Iâd want to move back,â she says.
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| 8/18/2026 3:10:24 AM |
While the cost of living in Portugal has gone up in the years since she moved there, itâs still âprobably about 40% to 50% lessâ than in the US, says Dreyfuss, adding that itâs a âmuch better life day to dayâ for her.
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As for the language, Dreyfuss admits that this has been one of her biggest struggles, recounting how sheâs always asking locals to âslow downâ because they âthey talk really fast, and drop whole words out of sentences.â
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âI can make myself understood,â she says. âBut I sound like a three- or four-year-old.â
When it comes to cultural differences, Dreyfuss jokes that itâs really hard to hang up the phone when speaking to a Portuguese person, and sheâs had to learn not to walk into a shop and âjust start talkingâ without exchanging pleasantries first.
âYou have to say, âHello. How are you? Are you ok?ââ she says, adding that anything less is considered bad manners. âBut it just comes naturally now because Iâve been here five years.â
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Since arriving in 2021, Dreyfuss has traveled to London four times, Paris three times and the Spanish city of Seville twice. Sheâs also visited the Austrian capital Vienna, as well as Franceâs Marseille and Toulouse.
In the coming months and years, she hopes to explore Italy and Europeâs Atlantic coast.
âThatâs something I would not be able to do if I didnât live here,â she adds.
Dreyfuss currently has temporary citizenship, which is renewed every two to three years, and recently began the process of applying for Portuguese citizenship.
She feels very much at home in Portugal today and canât imagine ever returning to the US permanently.
âTheyâd have to fix an awful lot of stuff before Iâd want to move back,â she says.
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| 8/18/2026 2:26:47 AM |
Thinking back to her decision to relocate to Portugal on her own five years ago, Paula Dreyfuss jokes that many people questioned her state of mind, as sheâd never even visited the European country before.
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But the mother of two, now based in the coastal city of Porto, famous for its Port wine and spectacular bridges, has no regrets today, as her life is much richer in many ways.
âI have a lot more life here,â Dreyfuss, who is originally from Texas, tells CNN Travel, before blissfully describing her frequent trips to local museums, movie theaters, and pop-up wineries in the Douro Valley, a UNESCO World Heritage region in northern Portugal.
âMy daughter came to visit one time, and asked, âWell, what do you guys do all day?â she recalls. âAnd my friend holds up a glass of Champagne and goes, âYouâre looking at it.â
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Paula is able to live a comfortable life on an "adequate income" in Portugal, which she feels wouldn't have been possible if she'd stayed in California.
Paula is able to live a comfortable life on an "adequate income" in Portugal, which she feels wouldn't have been possible if she'd stayed in California. Courtesy Paula Dreyfuss
Dreyfuss loves the local food and usually eats out at least three times a week, something she simply couldnât have afforded to do when she was based in San Diego, California, where she lived and worked as a teacher previously.
When she began teaching after working in corporate finance for years, Dreyfuss thought sheâd end up with a retirement income that would provide her with a comfortable lifestyle.
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But as the years went by and the cost of living increased, she realized that this was unlikely to be the case.
Dreyfuss considered moving within the United States, and recalls driving up to Seattle and âstopping at a bunch of places,â but says she couldnât find anywhere affordable enough to tempt her away.
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Sheâd always dreamed of traveling around Europe extensively, but Dreyfuss knew that this would likely never happen if she stayed where she was. So what better way to explore the continent than actually moving there?
After doing some research into European countries, Dreyfuss found that the only visa that she qualified for at the time was the Portugal D7 visa, which allows non-EU nationals with a stable passive income to reside in the country.
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âIâd never been to Portugal. So I had no way of doing a scouting trip or anything,â she says. âI thought, âIâm going to go over there. And If I donât like Portugal, then Iâll move to Spain or France.ââ
While she put her plans on the back burner for a while, Dreyfuss says that the Covid-19 pandemic in 2021 ultimately prompted her to finally leave the US permanently.
âI was really ready to get away from the political situation in the United States,â she admits.
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