A recall of why headcounts are important.
You know you work for California Study Tours when...
I will sleep in the garden! - A Study Tours Story
What makes a quality staff
This post is a follow-up to an earlier post I sent out this week. Previously, in my post "You don't have to like it, but you do have to do it" I talked about how the staff I was managing failed to complete a task I had given them. It was a learning experience for both of us.
"You don't have to like it, but you do have to do it!"
Sitting on suitcases - Another Study Tours story
It was just over 6 years ago that I packed up after my first summer running my own site in Los Angeles. It has been a fun and exhausting summer. I was responsible to get half of my staff to the airport that morning, we had a very early flight to catch! I made the arrangements, but nothing prepared me for what would happen that morning.
TBT: From "New York, New York", to "California Girls"
How about a little Throwback Thursday #tbt? I worked for Study Tours at Rider University from 2007 to 2011. It was an amazing 5 years. One of the best opportunities to interact with the students was to put on a Talent Show. We recruited students to show off their talents through song and dance. We had some pretty impressive talents, but nothing topped our staff talents!
Disco Nights
Celebrating July 4th
When I worked at Rider University for Study Tours we would get this email on the 4th of July from our supervisor. The email would be really heartwarming about how he felt to be an American. The essence would include that what we were doing on a day-to-day basis for our international students was not only important, but that we were so incredibly lucky to be charged with such a task. Our job included, above everything else, to provide the students with a truly American experience. He would talk about our freedoms and pride that we have for our country. It really was inspirational and students that were with us on July 4th would get to experience a special celebration.