Graduation at Sunshine Massage School

Ms. Dot showing us her dancing skills. She used to be a professional traditional dancer.

I spent two weeks learning and practicing at Sunshine Massage School, but before we could receive our completion certificate we had to memorize and give a two hour full body Thai massage as a final exam. 

During the final exam, we were paired up randomly and timed.

Our teacher was watching our every move...

Then we switched giver/receiver roles in the afternoon.

It was a tough exam, but we all passed!

Our class <3 What a mixture of lovely people, coming from 7 different countries to learn Thai Massage.

Dot held a simple graduation ceremony for us, where she gave us our certificates and blessings. It was a beautiful time, our class had really grown close over the past two weeks.

Giving me a baci

Giving me some metta

Our class then surprised her with a bouquet of chocolate flowers, since she LOVES chocolate. As well as being so experienced, Dot was incredibly funny and adorable. I felt a real connection with her and will miss her so much.

seriously adorable!

Me and Dot, and a bag of tangerines since it was also Chinese New Years

WAHOO!

 

This is just the beginning, the real journey begins once I start practicing!