My Knightlife

Row after row, booth after booth, product after product, salesman after salesman; this was what it was like going through the ISpa expo. Hattie and I had only gone down three of the rows and before we could begin the forth we had to go to the car to unload all of the free samples, literature, and free gifts. My mom, sister, and grandmother will be enlightened and pleased to see all of the samples I would be bringing home for them.

In the beginning we had a struggle at getting free samples and merchandise because when they asked us if we owned a spa or if we worked in a spa our response was, “No, we are students at Lynn University studying spa management.” At that point some of the exhibitors gave up on talking with us. But 80% of the exhibitors at the show were so amazed that our university has such a program. They were eager to educate us on their product and what they have seen develop in the spa industry over the years.

One of the spas are located in Miami and actually offered an internship to me and any other students interested in learning more information. At lunch Hattie and I began speaking with a gentleman that had owned a spa in Arizona for several years. He provided us with information on a study tour in the summer that would be in Europe at one of the most distinguished spas in the world. Later we found out the gentleman we were speaking with was the recipient of the ISpa Contributor of the Year award.

Filed under: Class on November 13th, 2007