Attending Temple University, I knew I wanted a career in a health-related profession, but therapeutic recreation was not the first major to cross my mind. In fact, I barely knew it existed until a friend of mine introduced the program to me. Now as a sophomore I have official declared therapeutic recreation as my major after only taking one class related to it. The definition of therapeutic recreation is defined truly on the population it is serving, but as a whole it is a service that uses leisure activities to help improve or maintain the health and/or the quality of life of its clients. I believe that therapeutic recreation is more of a human connection, a bond between the provider and clientele that enables a sense of compassion, empathy,
