The Middle Ground Journal

Monte Gordo, Portugal – Fresh Sea Food – by Catherine Kolar. The North Star Reports: Global Citizenship and Digital Literacy, at NorthStarReports.org and facebook.com/NorthStarReports

It was late February and even though classes had only started a week or so earlier I was ready for a break. Sevilla is beautiful and all, and my classes were interesting, but I needed an adventure– and then out of nowhere an adventure fell into my lap. A friend of mine had found a super cheap hotel deal in Monte Gordo, a little coastal town in Portugal, and wanted to know if I’d like to go on a little expedition. The decision to go was simple because I love Portugal, and after such a long time without seeing Lake Superior, the ocean sounded quite wonderful.

We set off Friday afternoon on a short drive over the border to the oldest country in Europe. In my…