Crystal, Clearly

Tag: Berkeley Study Abroad

  • Nevermind

    Nevermind

    These connections– the meaning of Nirvana, these men who ended their own suffering with guns, the dead men I don’t… Read more.

  • In My Solitude

    In My Solitude

    I am the queen of silver linings. We didn’t have as many phone calls as I’d hoped for, but it’s… Read more.

  • The Prisoner

    The Prisoner

    Flu season 2019 tried to kill me, so when Covid came around in March 2020, I took it seriously. It… Read more.

  • Diaspora is Grief Doubled

    Diaspora is Grief Doubled

    One B&B owner in particular was eager to let us know her thoughts on the Irish diaspora. I think most… Read more.

  • Paradise Found

    Paradise Found

    Cool. Cool. That sounds totally safe. Work hard, get into my dream school, go on a field trip into a… Read more.

  • Maybe Yes, Maybe No

    Maybe Yes, Maybe No

    Money can’t buy you happiness, but poverty doesn’t give a whole lot of joy either. It’s as if having more… Read more.

  • Romantics and Realists

    Romantics and Realists

    these men who practice love like performance art. They give a clever representation but not the thing itself. They pride… Read more.

  • Bom Dia!

    Bom Dia!

    It had become my neighborhood, and I was overjoyed to participate in my new community, even if that was mostly… Read more.

  • The Rooster

    The Rooster

    I was there long enough and involved enough, that I can’t help but feel some affiliation- like Portugal is partly… Read more.

  • A New World Woman in an Old World Town

    A New World Woman in an Old World Town

    If, as Billy Joel says, “Los Angelenos all come from somewhere,” the Azores are the bookend, a place where everybody… Read more.