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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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August
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- Our last stop, the last beach at the north end of ...
- The waves come rolling in as the sun goes down.
- The waves start breaking as a boogie boarder heads...
- Tanya standing on the rocks after a refreshing swi...
- We wait on the other side of the one-lane bridge f...
- The swinging bridge in Hanapepe, an artsy town.
- A sandcrab tries to scurry away from the camera.
- Definiteliy a cool beach car.
- The sand was the softest ever at Ke'e Beach. We st...
- Lumaha'i Beach
- Many people liked to jump off the rocks at this se...
- Walking from the sand to the beach was HOT, HOT, H...
- Hiking down to the beach
- One of my favorite shots: The top of the lighthouse
- Side view of the lighthouse
- Standing in front of the lighthouse
- While taking in the views from the Kilauea Lightho...
- There is a bird refuge surrounding the Kilauea Lig...
- Specks of birds surround the ridge of the lighthou...
- The Kilauea Lighthouse with the beautiful ocean in...
- Kilauea lighthouse
- View from the lighthouse
- Check out the lush lo'i, taro patches, in Hanalei,...
- The mountains of Hanalei
- Kayakers enjoy the views of Hanalei
- Guess who found me a few feet away from their towe...
- Can you believe we're standing on a beach in Po'ip...
- Tanya and Robin at a beach in Po'ipu, Kaua'i.
- Sharon on the swinging bridge
- The swinging bridge
- The beautiful blue ocean water
- We stopped to take a photo at this viewpoint of th...
- Starting to spout
- The spouting horn
- A crooked view of the rocks outside our condo in K...
- Although we didn't have a beach outside our condo,...
- The popular tree tunnel on Kaua'i
- Who can resist a beautiful sunrise? It's worth it...
- I woke up at 5 am and this is what I saw from our ...
- Through the trees
- One of my favorite shots
- Starting to rise
- A beautiful sunrise
- Sunrise outside our condo in Kapa'a.
- The King Kamehameha statue adorned with lei
- Oama Fishing
- Phillippines, Bowling, Fishing, and Greekness
- Linh takes off!
- Bowling away!
- We had a blast cosmic bowling at Pali Lanes.
- Yoga Only Makes Me Stronger
- "Wanna See My Favorite Yoga Position?"
- Can You Take The Heat?
- A Baby Party And A Not-So Baby Party
- Nina making chocolate covered strawberries for her...
- Noe going through her purse looking for stuff to a...
- Lara and Joy testing vibrations
- Lara doing some "pleasure" reading.
- Nina and Camille taking a taste test
- Our first game: To draw a "well-hung" man on your...
- Party toys
- Finally, the Jars Are Done!
- Professional Development Day
- Sometimes Ya Just Gotta Laugh
- Heartfelt Dinner
- Baby Food Jars Galore
- "I'm Not Afraid of Leaving This Earth."
- Sometimes The Truth Hurts
- Every Breathe You Take
- Celebrating
- Board breaking action
- Beautiful traditional garments and dancing at the ...
- Michael and I went to the Bon Dance in town (his f...
- The Bon Dance lanterns lit the stage for the karat...
- A cute baby in her kimono at the Bon Dance.
- Courtney and Auntie Shelley with our friends, Cind...
- Master Shao, renowned Chinese soul healer, present...
- Everyone breathing and focusing with Master Shao. ...
- Master Shao is about to transplant a soul as other...
- I brought my cousin and aunt visiting from Cali to...
- These taiko drummers put on a show at the First Fr...
- Steel drum action....This band was very fun and go...
- A rainbow starting to poke through the clouds with...
- Jay with Auntie Shelley and Courtney, after dinner...
- Fancy cars on display at the Car Show at Bayfest.
- Cousin Courtney, visiting from California, is read...
- A room with a view...the Moana Hotel.
- Rocking chairs all in a row.
- The veranda of the Moana Hotel at night.
- All different patterns and colors of surfboards in...
- Specks of surfers line the water in the background...
- View from the lanai of the Moana Hotel.
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