massage

so as some of you know i obviously took a break from massage because my wrists and hands were in a lot of pain after practicing massage for almost 6 years. i needed some time off and a change of pace... and yeah, i turned to teaching english in europe! i've been missing giving massages more than i realized. yesterday i gave a massage to a grandmother of some children i teach here. she really needed it(she's a nurse)and i really made her feel good. it brings such joy to me to know that i can make a difference in someone's day(or week). it's not often you have a client say "wow i feel really good" after teaching them articles and prepositions.(yeah, those are probably the most common problems with foreign learners) yet, when i massage someone i actually feel rewarded. teaching just isn't my thing, i guess.

anyhow, for my birthday matt and i booked some massages. we had them today. we feel great. it's something you just need every once and a while(every week). the therapist was awesome. she runs a business out of her home just 3 tram stops away from us along the river. it's really cozy and homey. we both got a really relaxing hour and 15 minute massage... definitely well deserved, i'd say. she wants to trade with me, so that's a plus in all of this. she's not far and i would love to get a couple of massages in before our 4 months are up and i come back to florida. she's from scotland and has been living in prague for 11 years. she said she went to the czech massage school here and that it was really tough. she used to be a teacher as well and has moved on to well.... something that pays better. her situation is tight, working out of her home... it's ideal.

on a sidenote... her place is so nice. i loved her kitchen! it was so open and incredible. i wanted to cook as i was sitting there reading during matt's massage. and she had this huge shelving unit filled to the brim with books and movies.

i'm really relaxed right now... and thinking a lot about how tough it may be for me to get back into massage when i move back to the states, but it think it's in my plans. i need to make money again (i can't really say i make much here... i can make the same amount doing massage in a day as i do teaching in a week) and the seagate spa will hopefully take me back and get me back on my feet for my next venture.

i still really want to go to school for american sign language.... we'll see what's next. my only passion right now is cooking. and i don't want to become a chef in a restaurant. so what can i do? hmm.... i've become really lazy as far as work goes and i need a good kick in the ass.

only time will tell.


go get a massage!