Back To Life, Back To Reality

Its all over.  Rodrigo and I arrived back in Canada on Saturday.  The statistics are staggering.  Over 1100 hairstylists educated in hands-on cutting and coloring, over 3000 km traveled in the tour bus, 17 events in 21 days, spanning 3 countries.

Incredible when you add it all up.

What a fulfilling experience.  The gift of being able to touch hairstylists lives through inspiration and education is truly unique.  There are no barriers of language or culture when we all speak the language of hair.  This was undoubtedly the most difficult, and most rewarding tour of my career.  I was able to have this experience with my brother Patrick, who is also my closest friend and workmate I have in life, and Rodrigo, a fine individual and great hairstylist.  I know I will be friends with Rodrigo for the rest of our careers, and the mutual respect is huge after this tour.

As fun and rewarding as this tour was, it reminds me of how great my life is here at home.  I have a great family, thriving business, and wonderful people around me every day.  Leaving this comfort and security makes me realize its true magnitude.  And what good is an experience like this one if you have no one around you to share the experience with?  I will leave this post with a few photos from the road, people, places, and things that brought great joy to me on the tour.

Best,

Paul