Cautiously Optimistic

Yes, I am cautiously optimistic...Shortly after Douglas' arrival to El Salvador, I had received "out of the blue" an email from the owner of an "Exclusive High End Salon" in the San Benito area who wanted to connect with Douglas regarding the prospect of him leasing space at the salon. This email came about through my networking relationships developed with the friendly women of Escalon/San Benito for the past nine months. How did we ever live without the Internet? When my parents first immigrated to Canada from England, they did so essentially blind with dreams of seeing Niagara Falls from photos they had seen in books. (Now they see "The Falls" every week when crossing the border into the U.S. - I don't think they even look at them anymore!) I digress...

He was to start this Thursday, but ended up starting today! He had been to a photo shoot last week for the advertisement spot promoting his skills and clients were lined up for him today. He had a great first day! I knew he would. Douglas is not very handy at car mechanics or home repair, but one thing he is absolutely awesome with is Hair Artistry. One of the clients (a millionare) that he transformed, usually went to New York City to get her hair done. After her transformation, she said that Douglas "would be her New York City". She was ecstatic with the results! Good start I would say!

This evening I received a bulk email from the Ex-Pat mailing list that I receive every week - it was a very enthusiastic praising reference of my husband's skills and his "infectious laugh" as she had just got her hair done by him! I was ecstatic! Doesn't take much to get me happy!

In terms of the differences between Canadian and El Salvadoran salons - it seems the product range is a bit limited in El Salvador, (perhaps due to Import taxes?), so I am sending packages down to him of products from here. I would think the clients would have an interest in foreign products - I know I do! The price of services in his new salon are pretty comparable to the Canadian prices we charged, as he is in a high end salon.

For now, I am counting our blessings and angels around us.