When people find out I'm a licensed funeral director, they usually ask why I chose this work and I'm never quite sure how to answer but to say, “it chose me”. After changing my college major several times I transferred to the mortuary science program at Mount Ida College outside of Boston, MA, and finished the Associate of Science degree in 2002. While working in funeral homes as an intern and licensed director I determined that I didn't like the embalming chemicals that would burn my eyes and throat when I entered the preparation room. I thought there must be a more natural way to care for people after death.