Just got a 10 minute massage, and now my back and shoulder feels so much better. When I was younger, my grandma would always give me a professional Chinese massage with pain and all. Now that she passed away and me in another country, I really miss those days. When I was sitting in the massage chair, I just felt so sentimental of my childhood days.

My grandma used to say that I should become a masseuse myself, because apparently I have special lines on my hand that made me good to give people medical treatment. Strange and superstitious I know, but it is still a part of the Asian culture for me. I’ve always enjoyed a good massage and I would often give massages for my fencing teammates in leisure or in preparation for a major tournament. After coming to America, I never had someone give me a massage the same way my grandma used to, and I kind of wish I did.

The massage itself was really nice, but it is a shame it was only 10 minutes long. For me, since fencing is such a imbalanced sport, I have many tight spots in the common places. The lady also pointed out the left side of my hip seems a lot tighter and so does the left side of my shoulders. I think it was a good experience overall, although I think this just calls for me to go out and get a proper massage myself, because after 10 minutes I already feel much better, and so a full session will probably help out even more so.