Tag: history

• The Drums of Óbidos

  

  I had entered a time machine, not to medieval Portugal, but to my own youth in 20th century California. When the drums played in Óbidos, I could close my eyes and picture the parade at my Renaissance Faire

  Crystal Torres

  March 20, 2025

  Adventure, Connections, Creativity, Dreams, Education, Travel

  architectural aspirations, Óbidos, Berkeley Study Abroad, Black Point, castles, dreams, faire brat, guess you had to be there, history, home, It’s the community, last summer, life’s a parade, misspent youth, my adventures, my hometown, my subconscious is weird, no matter where you go there you are, Renaisssance Faire, Sacred Places, You never forget your first queen

• See ALL the Things! Part 2

  

  Everything about this place is chanting, “too much is never enough.” I’m not mad though. The library may be what heaven looks like in my readerly mind.

  Crystal Torres

  February 24, 2025

  Adventure, Travel

  afterlife goals, bats in the library, Berkeley Study Abroad, Campo Pequeno, climate change, Covid, definitely beautiful, FOMO, history, isn’t it romantic, last summer, my adventures, not enough time, Portugal, wanderlust

• See ALL the Things! Part 1

  

  As a starving student, with a demanding job, enduring a record breaking heatwave, I still managed to see and do so much without even leaving the city.

  Crystal Torres

  February 20, 2025

  Adventure, Travel

  Art, azulejo, Berkeley Study Abroad, Boat Party, Campo Pequeno, castles, definitely beautiful, FOMO, heatwave, history, Lisbon, Metro, more ice, my adventures, not enough time, only a little lost, Portugal, public transit, Seismic, summer in the city, you don’t look Mexican

• 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 than enough isn’t likely to make you happier, but having less than enough definitely detracts from happiness.

  Crystal Torres

  May 9, 2024

  Aspirations, Travel

  Azores, Berkeley Study Abroad, economics, enough, history, last summer, Orange means Portugal, Portugal, São Miguel, wanderlust, whale watching, work/life balance