9/11 – Hannah Karena Jones

An Opportunity to Virtually Visit a 9/11 Memorial

Around midnight, I visited the Garden of Reflection in Lower Makefield, PA. The fountain is composed of two, 9-foot-high towers of water symbolizing the missing Twin Towers surrounded by a shallow pool of water. Illuminated by spotlights, the water towers looked unsubstantial, like tall, solemn ghosts. A string of hand-drawn hearts the size of myContinue reading “An Opportunity to Virtually Visit a 9/11 Memorial”

My StoryCorps Moment: Remembering 9/11

I’ve been listening to NPR a lot this week and most of the reports have been circulating on various topics surrounding 9/11. One is about the psychology of the generations who don’t remember the event. It seems strange, but I guess I’m probably one of the youngest age-groups that can vividly remember the events ofContinue reading “My StoryCorps Moment: Remembering 9/11”