Friday, August 15, 2008

Day Four...So much more!

Today was another long classroom day. We learned lots of tips and ideas about how to deal with issues, personalities, problems, group dynamics, coach drivers, tour directors, step-on tour guides and, ready for this?...Transactional Analysis, http://tinyurl.com/586org,
I'll leave it to you to find out what that is if you care to. Interesting stuff and very useful for dealing with relationships and interactions with individuals and groups.

A bunch of us went for a gourmet lunch of Hot Dogs consumed on the steps of Union Square.

Back to class and we worked on our resumes which will be professionally done for us before we leave for home next week.
In their infinite wisdom the ITMI staff does not want to give us the option on not getting a job after we graduate! These people are hard-core!

After class dinner was drinks and appetizers at a local joint with a variation of the same group and then back to our hotels to hit the books and prepare for tomorrow's test.

Tomorrow morning we head for the airport to learn about check-in procedures, customs & immigration, homeland security, and other airport issues, then back to class for a written exam, then afternoon of more classroom stuff.

Gotta hit the books...
More to come...


5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey Al..it is great reading about your days. The writing is so vivid I feel as though I am there. Transactional analysis was extremely interesting.. I use that businessballs.com site for so many things.. it is a great site. Have another fantastic day!
xo, Jul

Unknown said...

Al Baby......

T. A., as it is referred to by the pros, is a physcological theory made famous by Carl Jung and is often a tool used in counseling or therapy. Which I am sure will come in handy when dealing with a busload of nutty, demanding, eccentric, irrational tourists!

Now, of course, I am sure all are familar with the other very ordinary and unprofessiional, rude in fact, meaning of: T & A !!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Hey
you should be an expert on airports -
with all your trips!

good luck on the test!!

H and K

Anonymous said...

AA - I'm really enjoying your daily updates. The idea of taking a test scares me more than standing up in front of a bunch of people with a microphone. How great that they jazz your resume for you.

Enjoy Day Five!
Amy

Anonymous said...

I'm just totally envious of you!! Keep these updates coming.