About Me

The trouble with Crystal is...

About me: just trying to get by college and end up on the other end not having burnt out all her creative passions.

Purpose of my blog: To finally figure out, what exactly is the trouble with Crystal?

Farce aside, this blog is about my search for sustainable happiness. It follows my transformation and personal development from someone diagnosed with clinical depression to a (hopeful) recovery. It records the individual experiments (e.g. vegetarianism, exercise, etc.) and the effects that it has on my journey. It provides the back story to explain how I got to where I was. Even though a lot of the material is personal and often embarrassing, I want to share it because it is a part of who I am. Ultimately, the blog is to share my story in the hope that it might help someone, somewhere out there: to know that you are not alone, and that there are ways to feel better again.

Hobbies: Karaoke, writing and receiving letters, collecting shot glasses, learning foreign languages, traveling, sitting in the hot tub, sledding, chatting over tea/coffee, eating (coke gummy candy), indoor rock climbing, squash

I can talk forever about: womens rights, labor issues, Chinese, Asian history, biology, chemistry, health, volunteering

Philosophy: Be honest. Raw and sincere.

Favorite TV Shows: Boy meets world, Detective Conan, Monk

Favorite Movies: Gone with the wind, Life is Beautiful, the Godfather, A walk to remember

Favorite Books: Les Miserables, Gone with the Wind

Favorite Music: Christmas music, broadway, Mae

Something I can teach you: How to speak really fast

Something I want to learn: juggling

One amazing thing I’ve done: been arrested during a protest