The week in itself was rather relaxed. While I was mostly working from the balcony of our Airbnb, my parents were going out for walks or spending all their time trying to find their favourite bread or other groceries. Food and nutrition are such an important part of my family as my mum is Chinese and my dad graduated in food technologies. We found some really authentic Portuguese seafood restaurants with open grills very close to where we lived in Vila Nova de Gaia. Give it a try, it's a great experience and also highly affordable.

Jennifer Herner