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JAN 2013

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SPA HOPPING Adventure On the Pink Sands Just footsteps from the beach, the Willow Stream Spa exudes islandstyle merriment with a laid-back, decadent approach to spa-going. This spa director took a giant leap of faith—and established his new home in the middle of the ocean. By L. Brooks Baldwin Who among us has not dreamt of traveling to a distant and exotic land to seek adventure, excitement and perhaps even… employment? This fantasy is not such a stretch in the spa-operations field where, once you've made a name for yourself, the world can truly be your oyster. After all, these days, what luxurious hotel or opulent resort tucked into a far-flung corner of the globe doesn't have a spa that relies on the talents a good director? Paul Schmidt recognized one such opportunity when he was offered a key position at the Willow Stream Spa at Fairmont Southampton Princess Resort on the main island of Bermuda earlier this year. And 24 DAYSPA | JANUARY 2013 the veteran wellness professional, yearning to fuel his sense of adventure and sate his desire to work with an established spa brand belonging to a world-class leader in hospitality, couldn't imagine letting the opportunity slip away. But to do so would mean saying goodbye to his life and (temporarily) his wife in Wyoming, and creating an entirely new reality on an isolated island in the middle of the sea. And, as he was soon to discover, the process wouldn't be easy. FALSE STARTS Schmidt, who has been a fixture in the spa industry since the late 1980s when he trained as a massage

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