I currently attend the Aveda Institute Tampa Bay and am about half way through A2. I absolutely love my institute, my classmates, and mostly my educators!

A little about me. I moved to South Tampa in June 2011 from North Idaho to attend this institute. I just turned 18, so I wanted to get started into my career as soon as I could. My family still lives back North, so with my busy schedule I get the opportunity to see them during holidays.

I came into this school knowing nothing about hair. Seriously, I didn’t even know what a round brush was! Being in this school for about 6 months now, I feel so comfortable on the floor taking clients. It feels amazing seeing returning faces requesting for me to do their service.

This institute really does change lives, but most importantly it can change yours. I look forward to keeping everyone updated on my journey with Aveda and my creations!

-Buddy

Blog post by Aveda Institute Tampa Bay Cosmetology student: Buddy Chambers