Crystal, Clearly

Tag: Portugal

  • Bucket List

    Bucket List

    I think every writer wants to create a legacy that will outlive them. I mean, maybe not in such a… Read more.

  • In Translation

    In Translation

    I was only there for two months, split between two cities. That’s not long enough for me to do more… Read more.

  • See ALL the Things! Part 2

    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… Read more.

  • See ALL the Things! Part 1

    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… Read more.

  • Language Lessons

    Language Lessons

    My ability to thrive, to immediately acclimate, in a non-English speaking environment was greatly exaggerated in my daydreams of travel.… Read more.

  • Bom Apetite

    Bom Apetite

    If I had it all to do again I would have started a cheese diary on my first day in… Read more.

  • Don’t Go Too Fast, but I Go Pretty Far

    Don’t Go Too Fast, but I Go Pretty Far

    There wasn’t any hour that the Metro, or Lisbon in general, felt unsafe to me as a woman traveling alone.… Read more.

  • Too Darn Hot

    Too Darn Hot

    This was not the weather that Lisbon was built for. Being in the housing without AC, knowing the rest of… Read more.

  • Hear Me Roar

    Hear Me Roar

    There is a sensuality in Correia’s writing that might give the impression that women are capable of enjoying sex. This… Read more.

  • Unimaginable

    Unimaginable

    Sometimes, just when I think things can’t get any darker, they very much do. I was on a work phone… Read more.