Jason

Madeleine

Jason never brags, but he could!!! Kindness, intelligence, good looks, Ali & Jason work ethic, ambition and sense of humor ‒ these define Jason. He has eaten at every memorable restaurant worldwide, or so it seems, and photographs each meal ‒ in fact he has an online culinary presence. Currently at Emory University, in order to compensate for the “horrible” college food, he worked as a host at a Jewish deli by announcing that he was Jewish and loved to eat. He joined Hillel, partook in extracurricular activities, is Ali and Jason majoring in economics and “minoring” in environmental studies. He even pulled off all A’s (and possibly one B+) in his freshman year. Further, he studied coral reefs in the Cooke Islands – only one of the extensive travel destinations he has visited. On the subject of travel, many years ago during our trip to the Grand Canyon, Wendy had underestimated the need for adequate accommodations, reserving only two log cabins instead of the needed three (or four). This unfortunate oversight resulted in Jason’s

sisters sleeping atop each other, Sam squeezing in wherever possible, and Jason himself sleeping on the floor of his parents’ room.

One morning, I greeted his sleeping family and accidentally stepped on a blanket strewn on the floor – ’cept it was Jason himself, and toppling over, I was caught between hysterics and fear of breaking a bone. We all recovered, got Susan her needed daily coffee, and hiked the rim of the North Canyon. An addendum: Wendy’s choice of accommodation for us in Las Vegas, our next stop, actually exceeded the bizarre arrangements at the Grand Canyon. We stayed at a “hotel,” the Stratosphere, that made a refugee camp look luxurious. How can we forget the bums in the casino, the never-ending flashing neon lights, the degenerate character of the entire establishment!!!!