April 13

Today was a great day. I had an Expo at the Illini Union. Since my sponsor was not able to make it, I had to go with Kip, the sport director. When I got there, I helped set up the table then we sat down and waited for the crowd to come in. Sadly there was not that many people. I had the chance to answer a few questions about Champaign County and the CVB to students. It was not hard than I thought but only different. It was different to actually be in direct environment and being in directly in contact with the community than working on a desk in front of a computer like I usually do . It was a relaxed day today. I spent most of the time learning more about Kip's job. The best part of all was knowing that the Marathon is only two weeks away. Kip asked me to work with him on the CVB table during the Marathon. I am excited to see what would happen. By the end of the day, we started giving away free pen to every student who was interested to get one. Outside, there were different clubs selling food and there was also music. When all the pens were gone, we packed our stuff and went back to the office. During this experience, I learned that it is not easy to try to sell your company or product to the members of the community, especially when they are college student. Most of them had music on, so they did not hear us most of the time. They kept walking as if nothing was happening. I really enjoyed being out of the office today because it made me see and understand other people's prospective of the CVB's job in the community.