Crystal, Clearly

Tag: São Miguel

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Big Feelings

    Big Feelings

    I’m going to pick the Etta Jameses and the Chavela Vargases and any other artist who can put their feelings… 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.

  • 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.