In's and Out's of the Trade: Spring break '08

For most college students Spring Break is supposed to be a time full of R&R, travel to a warm climate to soak up the rays, party hardy, and forget about work and school for a week. Well, this is not always true for all students, especially college Freshman Margo Steck. When her mother found out the dates that MSU had for Spring break she pounced on the fact that Margo could help out at a Trade Show in Vegas for her Construction company. Of course at first Margo thought it would be a great opportunity (free trip to Vegas? why not?), but it didn't take too long after the Northwest 757 landed for Margo to realize that the 3 and a half hour plane ride would be the longest break she would receive until her flight home. The Las Vegas Hilton Convention Center was completely packed and overflowing with booths featuring construction companies representing everything from small drills and saws to extreme bulldozers and cranes. Margo worked from Tuesday until Saturday of that week at her mothers large red RSC (Rental Services Corp) booth sliding cards and greeting viewers from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. with few breaks. Although, after her mothers co-workers brought every one out for exquisite cuisine each night after their long days work to great restaurants ranging from the masters of cutlery at Benihana's to the steak masters at Capitol Grill. Although Margo was warn out and a little sick at the end of her trip due to the lack of sleep thanks to the hotel couch she was sleeping on, she felt as if the trip was worth it. The experience and the people she meet during the Trade Show were priceless connections that could be potentially useful some day in the real world, when Spring Break is no longer a term in her vocabulary.