Gender	Female
Industry	Education
Occupation	Elementary School Teacher
Location	Honolulu, Hawai'i, United States
Introduction	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.
Interests	Bikram yoga, Watching my sweet baby Chase grow, Shopping, Hanging out with Friends, Rollerblading, Traveling, Photography, Watching "Sex & The City"
Favorite movies	The Sound of Music, Uncle Buck, Amelie, Memento, Spellbound
Favorite music	Pretty much anything, mostly indie music, 101.9 in Hawai'i.
Favorite books	The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time, Tuesdays with Morrie, The Da Vinci Code, Mai Pen Rai, The Tipping Point

You've been entered in a shadow puppet contest. What's your best pose?

Probably doing my yoga bow pose