Blogger – Alecia, the wanderer

Knock knock, who’s there? Alecia!

The Bookgirl from the University of Michigan… Henry P. Tappan, the first president of the University of Michigan (U-M) envisioned an institution where education meant the “unfolding of the capacities of the mind.” U-M extended that desire to me in 1996 when I was welcome as a future wolverine. I came to U-M as aContinue reading “Knock knock, who’s there? Alecia!”

First things first, introductions!

Pictured above: Secluded in the hills of eastern Kamakura, an hour south of Tokyo, this beautiful, small bamboo grove found behind the Hōkokuji Temple’s main hall consists of over 2000 dark green Moso bamboo (the biggest species of bamboo) stalks. It rained and poured for a good 2 hours and I literally had the grove toContinue reading “First things first, introductions!”