I was always what I lived in. It didn&#8217;t need to be big. It didn&#8217;t even need to be beautiful. It just needed to be mine.&#8221; LISBON, Portugal: Packed with beautifully run down, paint-chipping, pastel-coloured, rustic houses. I walked tirelessly up and down many, many hills solely for the viewing pleasure of all the houses glued side by side and stacked on top of each other. The house photo below is available as a print at my Etsy Shop. MANY more to come though. 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