Carpe Diem
I am a guide, tour director living in Sarasota, Florida. Paradise! I started in the industry professionally in 2018 after my daughter suggested I become a tour guide. She said, ” This is right up your alley.”
I transitioned from the medical field to tourism and became certifed with ITMI and multiple TripSchool Intensive Destination Trainings.
I love my daughter and my cats. I love to listen to NPR and rock and roll. I love to investigate and understand “the rest of the story.”
As a local Floridian [ 40+ years], I know the Orlando adventure parks, our beautiful natural fresh water springs, Central Florida, South Florida, Cape Canaveral, The West Coast of Florida and Key West.
I specialize in: Sarasota History, Washington DC, Boston, NYC and the Southwest National Parks.
As an international Tour Director I have lead tours in Eastern Canada.
" You gave me and Tom a great tour of Sarasota on a Saturday morning. It was our first introduction to Sarasota and it is because of such fine people like you that we are moving to the area once we sell our place. It was a pleasure to meet you and we were so impressed with your history knowledge. Every day we were in Sarasota/ Lakewood Ranch we admired the sandhill cranes. Thank you for such a great tour and also for the local recommendations!." Jane
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" I met Christine at a hiring conference a few years ago, and was instantly impressed with her enthusiasm and professionalism. Unfortunately, at the time I didn't have an immediate need of new Florida based guides, but that changed this spring. I had a guide on a multi-day tour unable to complete the tour. It was quite a delicate situation, with the potential for an unhappy long term client. I called Christine in, and she knocked it out of the park, saving the trip and our relationship with the client.
I'll let our customer's words speak for me on this:
We were very grateful to have Christine join as our new guide. She was fun, engaging and clearly enjoyed her job. We thank Grand Classroom for swiftly fixing our issue with our first guide. We were able to seamlessly transition to Christine's direction without the kids being aware. They all had a great time with her.
When business rebounds, we very much look forward to continuing our relationship with Christine." Tim
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5 stars
Christine is a superwoman! She completely went above and beyond to make this tour amazing including helping with an injured student and two birthdays. She made the students feel special and was very attentive. She anticipated any problems and had solutions ready before we finished the questions. We would love to work with her again.
Chantelle
ITMI certified 2018
TripSchool Certified 2019
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