Alfacinha

When Eva—a spirited lawyer-turned-linguist from the U.S.—arrives in Lisbon for the first time, she is seeking adventure. What she finds is far more transformative.

Over eight visits in eight years—and travels through Europe, the Americas, and Africa—Lisbon becomes Eva’s compass, the place she returns to when life’s biggest questions refuse to stay quiet.

Beneath the beauty, humor, and contradictions of each journey lies a deeper truth: Eva has spent her life chasing a feeling she can never quite catch—home.

Through vivid storytelling and candid introspection, this multilingual travel memoir invites readers to reflect on their own journeys, the connections that shape them, and the people and places they choose to call home.