Every so often, we have life experiences that serve as benchmarks for
our personal timelines. Something monumental will happen and, for the
rest of our lives, we'll remember that day--everything that happened
pre-event, and everything that happened post-event. Maybe someday
someone asks you, "When did Jenny get hired at the salon?" And you'll
respond, "Oh, well, Anne had just celebrated her 30th birthday and
George fell off his bike that day... so, it was in October!" For me, my trip with Pivot Point International will always serve as a benchmark in my life, a monumental life experience I will NEVER forget!
Wow! It was a day FULL of the arts on our study abroad trip with Pivot Point in London. This trip has been amazing!! We began our day with a trip to Shakespeare's Globe Theatre. Then, headed to the Tate Modern Museum and saw Picasso and Andy Warhol. Then, went to a musical based on the music of Queen called We Will Rock You. It was a day PACKED with arts!
I only have a minute to tell you this... but I have to post my
pictures, I'm so happy! I got to walk across Abbey Road just like The
Beatles : ) !!!!!!!!!!!!
It was very exciting--we almost died, too!! Hahaha, but it was definitely worth it.
Here's our photoshoot:
Today we woke, bright-eyed and bushy tailed, ready for another
fantastic day of exploration. We boarded our motorcoach bus for a trip
to the Hampton Court Palace. Located in the borough of Richmond,
outside of London, Hampton Court Palace is a royal palace that has not
been lived in by the British royal family since the 1700s. It was
originally built in 1514 for Cardinal Wolsey, a favorite of King Henry
VIII, but the King ended up retaining the impressive estate for
himself. Wow, it was beautiful!
Our second day of education at the Sassoon Academy in London was even
better than the first! Again, we had the fabulous Yolly ten Koppel to
coach us through the Pivot Point Design Forum hair sculptures. Although
the steps seemed impossible to achieve, Yolly explains everything so
clearly that, even with a class of 45, there are no questions at the
end of her demo! She really is fantastic--it's no surprise she's won so
many educator awards. With her again were Karen, Elina and Ronald. What
a great group of people.
Hi everyone! Day four of my study abroad trip with Pivot Point International in London--and loving it! Today has been so fantastic. We began our morning bright and early with an english breakfast at the Corus Hotel in Hyde Park. Then, we took the Underground over to the famed Vidal Sassoon Advanced Academy. The whole experience (the education, the surroundings, the salon, the people) was just way too fabulous.
My class at Pivot Point International is nearing the end of Phase 1. In
other words, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh man, we hit the salon
floor, taking real live clients, in just a few weeks. I am so freaked
out. Luckily I have a lot of awesome people in my life who have
been great (and very, very brave) for letting me practice on them. More
on that later. As my class continues to improve upon our skills
in sculpting the basic forms by adding advanced sculpting techniques,
we’ve started to sprinkle in male client design techniques as well.
In our 11th week of beauty school at Pivot Point, we’re diving head first into chemicals—and loving it! Watching the texture transform before my eyes is so cool—a chemical service can completely alter the overall look of a client.
