Jody Hanson, PhD

The Maestro — which simply means “master” — ambled into a poetry reading at Ambrosia, the restaurant that has become...

“Brace yourself,” instructed Alvaro, “here comes Raul.” Raul is an older man – somewhere between 67 and 92 years of...

It was a Saturday morning when Nick the tuk-tuk driver went to see Karen. “My mother sent me to tell...

“There Are Going to be a Lot of Surprises This Weekend” ¨How do you manage to do it?” June asked...

“Do you get many tourists here?” Sonia – the waitress at La Taverna bar – shook her head. Only a...

Investigating the Inner-Introvert in Ica How, exactly, did I manage to miss the “Beam me up, Scottie” instructions? Another side...

“But you can’t do that,” gasped Alvaro, “it is your niece’s wedding and the money should go to her and...

“I’m surprised you know how to drive on unsealed – New Zealand speak for “gravel” — roads,” commented Karen Owens,...

The Present Situation Never – in my worst nightmares – did I ever imagine that at this point in my...

“Scott,” I wailed by email, “why is it that the universe seems to think we both have to have the...

“Actually, I really like Celtic symbols,” my niece, Shawna, informed me. “Since I don’t know anything about the Celts, I’ll...

“We are waiting for Deneen to get here from Red Deer,” Brandon informed me. “Brian and his family are already...

Day Trip to Santa Fe “This has been an almost perfect day.” I quipped to my friend Rob from Amsterdam,...

Leaving Whatever it was I did to piss off the gods, it must have been serious. How else can I...

Educate a Girl started when Nick the tuk-tuk driver asked me to help with the fees for his oldest daughter...