My Story

How I Became a Massage Therapist

Growing up, I was obsessed with the country New Zealand. It began by watching the show Xena: Warrior Princess and Hercules: The Legendary Journeys with my Papa. I fell in love with the country and began to do anything I could to research more about it, the culture, the movies/tv shows made there, various landscapes and attractions, etc… Any and all school papers I had to do in middle school and high school, I somehow managed to find a way to incorporate New Zealand into. Why does this have to do with massage? Because in high school, one of my teachers had us write a research paper and due to her disinterest in learning even more about my beloved New Zealand than she already had up to that point, she said everyone could pick their topic but me. She would chose for me and she picked Massage Therapy. I did my research and something about this profession clicked with me. I then began to look even further into it locally and decided it sounded like something I could really do. After graduating, I had enrolled to start at Apollo College (now Carrington College) that following fall 2009. I stuck it out and found I had a gift for it and thouroughly enjoyed helping others and have been doing it ever since. While I may have had other plans up to that time, I know wholeheartedly that massage was my true calling.

For those who have read all of the above and want a good laugh: My research paper I did for the assignment, I chose to do Massage Therapy on cruise ships and chose a cruise that went to New Zealand.

That earned me an eye roll from my teacher and laughter from my classmates.