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The highs and lows of working remotely in Portugal

I spent the months of March and April working remotely in my homeland Portugal. Despite being on familiar ground, I haven’t lived there in ten years, which is partly why I get the holiday feels every time I’m back. Remote (and sunny) enough thus. At the beginning of 2022, it felt like there was no more time to waste. I needed tangible progress in my life and, suddenly, that took form in a workaway with freelancer friends in the South of Europe.

by Ana V. Martins

Amsterdiving my way through life

One day I dreamed of being location independent. After years of trying things, I’m now working-from-home from my homeland Portugal and I’m-working-from-home from my other homeland the Netherlands. I feel like one of those kids living happily between the homes of divorced but gracious loving parents. Granted, this doesn’t come without challenges, but for me this feels like a path worth taking. I won’t pick sides: I need both countries for different reasons. Whether in Lisbon or Amsterdam, I’m ‘amsterdiving’ my way through life. What the heck is ‘amsterdive’ about again?

by Ana V. Martins

The Who What Where of Amsterdam during Spring

WWW (Who What Where) is a handpicked cultural agenda for Amsterdam. It bridges the variety of local and international artistic expressions present in the city. We focus on art, music, performance, community-driven events, small-scale venues and underground culture. Leave a comment below if you remember Amsterdive’s cultural agendas! We’re back, this time around in seasonal […]

by Ana V. Martins

Welcome to the Morning Pages Circle

I’m starting a Morning Pages Circle, a 4-week-long journaling group for personal development. Here, you’ll build the habit of daily writing in a community of like-minded people and give yourself the chance to explore where the writing takes you. When you commit to writing your pages first thing in the morning, magic happens. Hopefully, just like they did for me, morning pages will work as a catalyst for expansion and positive change in your life.

by Ana V. Martins

How to structure your workdays at home: a framework for freelancers

Miracles exist, my friends. I am becoming a structured person: someone who plans her workdays and follows through. If you’ve known me personally, now you believe in miracles too (you’re welcome.) Deep Work and time-blocking are the principles, and this is how I’m implementing.

by Ana V. Martins

You’re officially invited to a street-art tour in the city center of Amsterdam

Amsterdam street-art is not dead, and here’s a tour to prove that. For the urban explorers who want to learn WHO, WHAT, WHERE of local urban art, featuring works by The London Police, Keith Haring, Invader, Streetart Frankie and Laser 3.14.