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Chris, Tanya, & Chase
A Teacher, a Traveler, a Yogini, a Caregiver, a Wife, and a New Mommy
About Me
- Tanya Mau-Halsall
- I am a 33 year old elementary school teacher, born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai'i. After living in Seattle and overseas in Thailand for a total of 12 years, I returned to Hawai'i to help take care of my father, who was diagnosed with ALS, a.k.a. Lou Gherig's Disease, in October 2004. After 2 1/2 years of watching his body slowly decline, my father earned his wings April 2007 and is no longer suffering. The past couple of years was spent sharing valuable time together and making more memories, as my father got to "walk" me down the aisle, though he was a couple months shy of seeing the birth of his first grandchild. And now, with new life, the journey continues with baby Chase, as I learn how to balance teaching, marriage, and being a mom. This online journal is a way for me to express myself, through my love of traveling, photography, and writing, while keeping in touch with family and friends.
Blog Archive
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- Highlights of a Monday
- Yes, There is a Mouse in the House!
- We Have Curriculum!
- The Students Constantly Amaze Me
- Game decides to be creative during a painting sess...
- Front view of the Elephant Building in Bangkok.
- At Wat Pra Kaew, the Grand Palace, in Bangkok.
- People give offerings and pray at the temple which...
- Standing with a soldier, who is guarding a temple,...
- Shows you how huge these temples are at Wat Pra Ka...
- Looks like the men on the temple doors are checkin...
- I try to interpret the mural of Thai history on th...
- The top of a temple in Wat Pra Kaew.
- Wat Pra Kaew, the Grand Palace.
- Part of Wat Pra Kaew, the Grand Palace, in Bangkok.
- At Wat Pra Kaew, the Grand Palace, in Bangkok.
- Just look at the detail of the statue, not the det...
- One of my favorite temples at Wat Pra Kaew.
- My student Jun poses like the statues on the temple.
- As a Tourist in Bangkok
- Gold statues at the side entrance of one of the m...
- The ornate architecture in just one corner of a ro...
- The Emerald Buddha at Wat Pra Kaew (Grand Palace) ...
- A golden chedi, not nearly as large as the one in ...
- Queen Sirikit Convention Center, before the sun se...
- Na with Jun's family, Ajarn Suthep (father) and P'...
- With Na, Jun's (my student) cousin, at 6 am, for p...
- Na, on her graduation day, at the Queen Sirikit Na...
- I pour water on Jeab's hands to bless her and wish...
- Aek gets gold paper put on his forehead, as they a...
- Jeab's parents put gold paper on her forehead, as ...
- With P'Maiy, Jun (my student), and newlywed friend...
- A Graduation Ceremony, a Wedding, and a Chinese Di...
- A Typical Drive Through Town
- You don't want a picture of the tub of paper! I'm...
- Hmmmmm, now how does cutting paper make recycled p...
- An older student helps Phu collect flowers from th...
- An older student shows us her little pet mouse, in...
- Yikes! Now that's a purple, lacy, ruffly ensemble...
- Aw with a Bamrung Wittaya student at parade for Ki...
- What Next?
- Beautiful, colorful murals adorn the walls of a fa...
- Buddhas to give offerings to at a famous temple in...
- The emcee for the reunion event held at River Hote...
- Bamrung Wittaya's Class of 2511 Reunion (That woul...
- Four of our students perform a Thai dance (they le...
- Kindergartners, possibly upcoming English Program ...
- The kindergartners are so cute!
- P'At decorates faces with baby powder stars before...
- Pop doing Thai dance for Open House.
- Mint performs Thai dance at Open House.
- Jun, dressed up and made up for Thai dance.
- Prael, all dressed up (she's typically a tomboy) a...
- Mint holds his balance he made in math, as we stud...
- Students read articles about the tsunami and write...
- EP students pose with their mobiles they made in T...
- Bamrung Wittaya students and teachers - Ready to p...
- Miss Matt teaches students to do the wai properly.
- The birthday girl, Pop, makes a wish!
- Happy Birthday, Pop! She turned 7 on January 13th...
- We treated Aw to pizza, onion rings, and Pepsi to ...
- With Aw and Christy at The Pizza Company in our ne...
- Students from Bamrung Wittaya get ready to parade!
- Traditional Thai costumes from the era of King Ram...
- Our staff pulled a couple of our kids to pose as t...
- Bagpipes in Thailand??! Oh wait, it gets better...
- Who would have thought I'd see boyscouts with feat...
- King Rama VI started the tradition of boyscouts he...
- More traditional Thai costumes
- Hey! There are two other farangs in our town! Th...
- How awful! Check out the frilly lace! Apprently ...
- Costumes from different regions of Thailand are re...
- Laos
- Dragons protect the wat (temple) in Nong Khai.
- Even the doggie is cold in Nong Khai, a town in no...
- View from a famous market in Nong Khai...Laos is o...
- Colorful costumes at a parade through our town for...
- The famous Thailand-Laos Friendship Bridge
- A colorful sawngthiaw (sp?) in Nong Khai.
- BWS Class of 2511 Reunion...Bamrung Wittaya Gradua...
- Open House on a Cold, Rainy Day
- Bitten Again!
- THIS is a wedding reception?
- Creativity
- Temple we visited in Nong Khai, with a tiger statu...
- Looking at a wat in Laos from across the river.
- Our barbeque dinner, including the grill and hot b...
- Ray enjoys the food!
- I was freezing outside while eating our barbeque d...
- Aw with her mother and stepfather
- Aw's stepfather gets some coconuts for us to take ...
- Aw's mother's house, next to the vegetables and th...
- Aw's mother and father live in a one room house wh...
- The fish pond at Aw's mother's house. Her stepfat...
- The fish pond at Aw's mother's house. Her father ...
- It was cold in Nong Khai! Notice the hats! I jus...
- We visited her mother and stepfather, who live on ...
- Aw and her boyfriend Ray, my traveling companions,...
- Tanya in Nong Khai, near the Mekong River, on a ve...
- chilis, garlic, and onions for sale at the Nong Kh...
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