Author Archives: Hezaasan

Sedona, AZ Photo Series #2

Sedona hike – photo provided by author Another shot from an amazing day at the park with my father and the teenagers. I did a little experimenting with perspectives and wound up with this photo — I see something new every time I look at it, which is fun. Shot on Google Pixel 3. CheckContinueContinue reading “Sedona, AZ Photo Series #2”

Rashomon Series: Jewel Dunn’s River Resort, Jamaica

The Beach at the resort – photo provided by author Doing something a little different for today’s memoires, inspired by one of my favorite stories, Rashomon. I hope to make a habit of it. The idea is to occasionally solicit the thoughts and opinions of others who have tread the same path as me, butContinueContinue reading “Rashomon Series: Jewel Dunn’s River Resort, Jamaica”

Traverse City, MI Photo Series #1

Chateau Chantal Winery – photo provided by author My favorite part of this photo is the empty spaces – I’m all for cool uniformity but I have a soft spot for breaks in the pattern (oh, the psychoanalysis that could flow from that statement). The fact that it was taken at my favorite Michigan wineryContinueContinue reading “Traverse City, MI Photo Series #1”

Mohonk Mountain House, New York

Mountain House nature trail (they have more than 85 miles of them) – photo provided by author Some families have summer homes, vacation rentals, timeshares. We weren’t set up like that — rather on the frugal side — but we did have a place we loved to visit (and not be so frugal) when theContinueContinue reading “Mohonk Mountain House, New York”

New Orleans Swan Song

Jackson Square – photo provided by author So much memory Admist the forgetting Not what I expected Better than Weirder than Wilder than A new way to travel And an old way to forget More than can fit into my head Gets stuck in my gut Gets buried then unearths Then buried again Something thereContinueContinue reading “New Orleans Swan Song”

JCMU: The Road to Japan Not Taken

I was a junior at Michigan State University when the plan hatched its little egg self in my brain. I couldn’t think of anything that I’d ever decided to do with my life that was as bold as this. Living and studying in Japan, who does that? This girl! And maybe 2.73 million other people.ContinueContinue reading “JCMU: The Road to Japan Not Taken”