Tag: no matter where you go there you are

• 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

• More than Words

  

  Every relationship has a hidden account, where action or inaction can increase or decrease the balance. Sometimes, when the Work Bestie is too distant or too silent for too long, it can make a big withdrawal, but the years of solid friendship had already put a lot into that account. 

  Crystal Torres

  January 30, 2025

  Connections, Family, Friendship

  a failure to communicate, deathbed, gratitude, grief, harder than it has to be, help please, I am chicharrones, it's all okay in the end, long distance sucks, Murphy's Law, my adventures, my family approves, no matter where you go there you are, no spf, only a little lost, put a fork in me, relationships are hard, that man, we go together

• Gotta Dance

  

  I’ve never been good at small talk under the best of circumstances. I really didn’t have it in me that night. Also, music. They were playing danceable music. If there is music, I dance.

  Crystal Torres

  January 23, 2025

  Connections, Creativity, Health, Travel

  awkward, Boat Party, last summer, Lisbon, misspent youth, my adventures, no matter where you go there you are

• Too Darn Hot

  

  This was not the weather that Lisbon was built for. Being in the housing without AC, knowing the rest of our cohort had AC and a swimming pool kinda sucked. Still, I was determined not to think about what others had or anything else that might bring me down.

  Crystal Torres

  August 1, 2024

  Travel

  a failure to communicate, awkward, Berkeley Study Abroad, but did you die, climate change, covet, culture shock, heatwave, last summer, Lisbon, living in community, no matter where you go there you are, Portugal