Aloha! Watashi wa Shannon desu.

the story so far...

well... it's 2005,, over five years since i started writing this page and there have been some... significant changes.; i'm still from hawaii, i still went to whitman (which you still haven't heard of) but now after two years of teaching in japan and one year of travelling asia, i am back in seattle and just graduated from seattle university with a masters in teaching..  i have a digital camera now, so hopefully i'll be better about posting things.  regardless- enjoy some of my recent history.

optimus rhyme my boyfriend's very cool live hip-hop band.

built to spill: my favorite band that still produces music.

move on.org: get involved!

the stranger: seattle's finest alternative paper.

the basics....

the pixies: a good ring of the best sites for the greatest band ever.

i spend a lot of money on music- both recorded and live. i love to travel. i like challenges.  though i've been told i look athletic, i don't run unless being chased. i do like to play volleyball and tennis though.  i love sumo.  really.  i love hawaii.  i dig seattle.  i just graduated, and now have a job at Pacific Cascade Freshman Campus in Issaquah, WA, so watch out world, i'll be corrupting the minds of the young very soon indeed...

red meat: maybe the funniest comic on earth.  not for the faint of heart.

family....

japan archives

nathan hale high school: my awesome student teaching school

ohh... so many, many family members...... immediate family in hawaii, extended spread through california, north carolina,, texas, washington, new york and minnesota. we're a busy bunch.

SE asia archives

sumo kyokai: a fantastic sumo site..

NEW!!!    November 2005:

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dave's esl cafe: looking for a job abroad? updated daily.

VERY BIG NEWS!!

takase junior high school: where i used to work!

Rome

the oregon coast!

England

links....

optimus rhyme camping trip!

aina haina elementary: the school where my mom is librarian extraordinaire!

hawaii 2003

washington, DC!

june 2001:

*BRAGGING WARNING* one of my favorite bands (modest mouse) came to matsumoto. while i was there.  if this wasn't great enough, they played at this TINY club, which meant we got to meet them, hang out a little bit, teach them about energy drinks, and then watch a great show with 40 other people.   i LOVED japan.

the amazing modest mouse

aloha...sayonara.thank you very much for your coming! sorry, that last bit is a special little inside joke for patrons of the almighty parco.  for some reason, the previous counter i had isn't working now.  i guess we'll have to start from scratch...