Torrie Hazelwood

This website is a chance for me to share my photography and travels with friends, family, and interested parties alike. From wandering around my house, camp, and early travels with disposable cameras to my current habit of lugging heavy lenses wherever I go, photography has served as a (sometimes more reliable) memory bank. Capturing my experiences has been a compelling way for me to recall what I have been drawn to (especially looking back at my early years) and compare my perspective with others'. Since my first international experience, I have been privileged to travel around the world and throughout the U.S. for school, work, and pleasure. This has served to feed my desire to learn more about people and places around the globe and in my own neighborhood. It has also laid the foundation for me to reflect on my own positionality as I become a more reflexive traveler.

The Ancient Water Town of Xitang

November 04, 2015 by Torrie Hazelwood in China, Travel

If you can get past the women trying to sell half price tickets and telling you they can get you in the hidden side entrance, the two hour bus ride out of Shanghai will not disappoint. The old style houses lining the canal present a view of China a lot of tourists (Chinese and foreign alike) seek. Spotted in Xitang: a hosteling international hostel, a place where you can stick your feet in a fish bowl and have the fish eat off all the dead skin, and, true to form, selfie sticks for days.