Today was my day off, which I was really looking forward to! I began the day cleaning up the apartment. Everything was already tidy so this didn't take long. When I had finished I went down to the pool for a few hours to just enjoy the sun. At lunchtime I went for a walk down to the beach and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. I then returned to the apartment and did some study for my exams.
The boys were working today but when they got home from work we all hung out together and we decided to go for ice cream on the beach which was delicious! I have tomorrow off again and I am looking forward to another relaxing day. -Ruth
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I was working today again. I find that I am really looking forward to having a day off as I have been working for six days in a row and I would really like to have a day to relax and to enjoy the area. Today followed mostly the same routine. I walked to work and began my work day similarly to the other days I have been working. I had some treatments today and I find that this helps the day to go quicker but I also feel more useful when the day is busy. I was let go a dew minutes early today as the evening wasn't busy and there were no clients for me to be assisting or work I could be doing. I took a different walk home today which was really beautiful. It was a longer walk but I didn't mind as I have tomorrow off to relax. When I arrived back to the apartment I cooked myself some dinner and did some cleaning and washing. I watched a movie and fell asleep. Hopefully having a more relaxing day tomorrow will recharge me and take away some of the tiredness.
-Ruth The three of us were working at the same time today and we walked to work together. Myself and Ray were completely booked out today with clients. I found that I now felt very confident in my skills as a therapist and that I was looking forward to my treatments as opposed to being nervous the days previous. I found that the therapist that we were working with were being very helpful. they understood that we were sent there to learn and took time out of their day to show us their own massage techniques. Myself and Ray were introduced to couples massage for the first time. I had never realised how popular these treatments are in spas. This was fantastic as you learned a whole new approach to massage. Ruth was very busy in her spa today as well. She was booked back to back with relaxation massages. After work we all walked home and went for dinner along the way. We discussed things we were trying to adjust to such as the temperature and the diet of Spanish people. Today was a great day! -Martin
Today was Monday. Ray and Martin had the day off again. I was working at two o'clock in the afternoon. I spent the morning catching up with everyone at home and telling them all about my time in Tenerife and everything which was happening over here. I arrived at work at half one to set up and be prepared for work. When everything was ready and I had put my personal belongings in my locker I had to go down to the hotel store to collect things which had run out in the spa. This was my first time going down to the store alone and I ended up getting lost a few times but I managed to get there in the end.
I had one treatment today which was a full body massage which was free from the hotel. When I was working I was thinking about the differences between how I carry out treatments in college and how I carry out treatments in the spa. I have learnt so much already and the techniques I have learned here are quite different to those I learned in college. When I am carrying out treatments I mix the techniques I learned in both college and during this placement and I find they work well. I really have enjoyed the experience so far and now that I have really settled in I am really learning so much from working in the spa. -Ruth Ruth was the only one of us working today. She started at two o clock in the afternoon. As she was starting in the afternoon we all went down to the pool in the morning. We spent time catching up and discussing our various placements as we aren't working together and it is interesting to see the differences between the spas we are working in and the ways the treatments are being carried out.
Myself and Ray were off today and we spent the day relaxing. It was very hot today, the hottest day we've had so I spent some of the afternoon inside as the heat was very strong. Ray went for a walk in the afternoon and met up with some of his family. In the evening we all met up again to just hang out and relax in the evening. -Martin Today was a Saturday. We were all working again today. My hours were two until eight again tonight. In the morning we went down to the pool to catch some sun! I then walked along the beach to work again. When I got to work I was quite busy today. I was given more treatments which I was initially nervous about however once I began I found I worked well and I found my techniques were improving. I really think I am learning a lot through this experience and I think I am gaining confidence. I find that I am not as nervous when dealing with clients and I feel more confident and able to put clients at ease. I am glad that I am finding things easier as at the beginning I was finding work difficult and I was quite nervous and apprehensive. I am working until Tuesday and then I have two days off which should be good and I am looking forward to trying to soak up some sun!
-Ruth Today we were all working. I started working at 10am again today, the boys started at 12pm. My day began fairly similarly to previous days with setting up the spa and preparing for the days appointments. I made sure the treatment rooms were ready for the mornings appointments. I then checked the relaxation room was stocked with teas and coffees.
I had a morning appointment, which was my first child massage. It was the same as an adult relaxation massage just done in a quicker time. This was my only appointment for the day. The rest of the day was spent assisting at reception and ensuring the spa was tidy and that everything was stocked and there was nothing running out. I finished at four and walked my usual twenty minute walk home in the sunshine! All of the girls went to Siam Mall in the evening for some shopping. As nobody was working too early we decided to go out for the night. We went into Las Americas for the night. Tomorrow my shifts change to 2-8, so I have the morning to relax and get ready for work. -Ruth Day 6
Today we were all working. Ruth was working at ten this morning. My day began the dame as previous days had. I again set up the spa for the day and assisted at reception for a few hours. Today Maire also called in to check on my work placement and it was nice to see someone familiar. She met some of my work supervisors and got to see the place I am working in. I carried out my first treatment by myself today on a client at the spa. I was slightly nervous before the treatment as it was the first treatment I would be doing alone in this spa. The treatment went well and the client seemed happy with the treatment. I finished work at four today. Myself and Martin started work at noon, on arrival at the Spa we were already familiar with setting up the treatment rooms so we carried on with our work setting up. We then checked on our booking for the day and carried on with different tasks in the Spa. Each day we have check lists of jobs to carry out, for example, towels need to be brought from the spa to the laundry and fresh laundry brought back to the store room and sorted, water containers need topping up and finally rechecking the treatment rooms. Thankfully we are also very busy with performing full treatments on people in the spa. We are being shown different techniques of relaxing massage and therapeutic massage. We are finding the work very physically demanding but also very rewarding. -Ray Today, myself and Ray were off work for the day. We decided to travel the island to experience all it has to offer from a tourist point of view. We met some of Rays family that are over on a holiday to Tenerife. We spent time with the rest of the group in the evening as we are trying to organise activities to do as a group for next week. Ruth was working today. I started by setting up the spa as I had been shown the previous days. I then assisted at the reception for a few hours. I was given the chance to carry out a couples treatment with one of the other therapists to learn how they carry out the treatments and follow her as she worked. This was a great learning opportunity and boosted my confidence in carrying out treatments by myself. We are all still adjusting to our new living and working environments and we are really being given a detailed insight into working in industry as a therapist. -Martin Today we had to be in work for 11am, because the location of our work placement is situated locally we decided that we would walk to it and time ourselves so that we could arrive each day punctual and ready to commence the day prepared and relaxed. On arrival at the reception of" VITANOVA Spa and Wellness" we were greeted by our supervisor Monica, so we chatted briefly and then she advised us to take a brief tour of the spa to familarise ourselves with the facility.
Monica informed us that we had our first booking at11.30 am. At first we found this to be a bit daunting as we had no previous experience working in a Spa of this caliber. Nevertheless we were shown to our treatment rooms and from there we had acted in a professional manner and carried on with setting up the treatment room. From the point of view of a student it is very nerve racking as we are working in a total new environment and we were just expected to commence treatments without any induction on style of treatment. We conducted treatments as scheduled as we through ourselves into the work, relying on the skills that we had developed at the GTI. Our placements are a huge learning experience in relation to our chosen industries as it gives us a chance to show and even develop more work related skills. |
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