Tag: bucket list

• You’re My Home

  

  I wasn’t single, but I wasn’t engaged either. I was still independent, making my decisions with personal growth prioritized over partnership.  It’s just I wanted to share it all, the good, the bad, and the ugly, with the Work Bestie.

  Crystal Torres

  April 17, 2025

  Connections, Travel

  bucket list, homesick, I wanna go home, last summer, long distance sucks, study abroad, that man, wanderlust, we can do anything

• Bucket List

  

  I think every writer wants to create a legacy that will outlive them. I mean, maybe not in such a way that our creations move into a Lisbon hotel, embroil themselves in a love triangle, and play passive spectator to the beginnings of the Spanish Civil War, but in some less tangible way, sure.

  Crystal Torres

  April 10, 2025

  Adventure, Aspirations, Connections, Creativity, Education, Literature, Travel, Writing

  afterlife goals, Art, Berkeley Study Abroad, bucket list, change the ending, existence is futile, Fernando Pessoa, ghost story, goals, heteronyms, José Saramago, last summer, my creation, not dead yet, Portugal, Portuguese Lit, that man, wanderlust, we can do anything, you dont look mexican

• Bom Apetite

  

  If I had it all to do again I would have started a cheese diary on my first day in Portugal. I don’t remember which ones were which now, but if you like cheese, and you find one from the Azores, buy it, consume it, delight in it. I liked most of the Portuguese foods I…

  Crystal Torres

  January 9, 2025

  Travel

  ALL the cheese, Azores, Berkeley Study Abroad, bolos lêvedos, bucket list, Café Central, Campo Pequeno, Cozido das Furnas, Furnas, ginja de Obidos, heatwave, I’d eat that on a pizza, last summer, Lisbon, more ice, my adventures, Pasteis de Nata, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, São Miguel, yum!

• Something a Lot Like Home

  

  It is strange the extent to which when I am at home I daydream constantly about traveling and when I am traveling all I want is a place to nest. I wanted to see my home away from home, unpack, imagine where I’d take my morning coffee, etc.

  Crystal Torres

  July 10, 2023

  Education, Friendship, Travel

  aren't you a little old…?, Azores, Berkeley Study Abroad, bucket list, Café Central, home, last summer, making friends, my adventures, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, São Miguel, wanderlust

• Jet Lagged in Lisbon

  

  Jet lag being what it is, I settled into my room only to realize I wasn’t sure if I was sleepy or not. I was tired, no doubt, but that’s not the same as sleepy.

  Crystal Torres

  May 25, 2023

  Aspirations, Education, Travel

  Berkeley Study Abroad, bucket list, go bears, it's all okay in the end, last summer, Portugal, wanderlust

• Afternoon Tea

  

  I believed it wasn’t about the destination but the journey. Now I believe that it’s neither of those things. It’s about the connections you make and grow along the way. 

  Crystal Torres

  February 23, 2023

  Friendship, Travel

  Berkeley Study Abroad, bestie, bucket list, but did you die, definitely not a spy, Heathrow, mother-daughter things, my adventures, probably not a hobbit, SofitelLondonT5, spot of tea, wanderlust

• SNAFU

  

  I’m a fighter, a problem solver, and stubborn, I mean persistent, persistent AF. None of that was helping me here. My willingness to do anything was useless when there was nothing to do. 

  Crystal Torres

  February 13, 2023

  Aspirations, Travel

  Berkeley Study Abroad, bucket list, go bears, harder than it has to be, help please, it's all okay in the end, wanderlust

• An Adventure

  

  One foot in front of the other has gotten me through assorted crises and chaos. It got me the world’s slowest associate’s degree and into a fancy university with many study-abroad opportunities. I set my sights on a five-week program in Mexico City.

  Crystal Torres

  February 6, 2023

  Aspirations, Education, Travel

  Berkeley Study Abroad, bestie, bucket list, go bears, language lessons, last summer, someday, that man, wanderlust

• Wanderlust

  

  So I returned to the dreams I’d had before I started dreaming of being kissed passionately. If I couldn’t have love, I would have the world.

  Crystal Torres

  January 30, 2023

  Aspirations, Travel

  bucket list, seeking, silver linings, someday, wanderlust