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Don’t Get Attached
“Hey, Alex! It’s Karalee…or Kara.” I pause for a second before continuing my ‘cold-call.’ “I’m on your trip tomorrow…” I transform my statement into a question by the slight intonation
Continue readingAnd It Sinks In…
“…I’m not going back to the cape, hat, and red leather gloves.” I closed my eyes; the Mercedes rocking my head side-to-side as the
Continue readingBecause It’s Your Dream…
You’ve always wanted to be a flight attendant. You remember your first flight and being mesmerized by the dazzling smile of a bubbly cabin attendant.
Continue readingThe 4 Percent: Practicing An Attitude Of Thankfulness In Flight Attendant Life
It’s November, a month where we typically take time to reflect on what we are grateful for in our lives. Americans especially do this because of the Thanksgiving
Continue readingA Multi-Cultural And Mixed Existence: International Flight Attendant Life
I looked around the breakfast table that had become considerably larger over the hour. There was one Portuguese, one Swiss, one Swedish, one Norwegian, one Italian, and one British pilot discussing a recent
Continue readingKnowing What You Need
I didn’t need Bali or Thailand or Australia this week. I didn’t need more hours on airplanes, flying standby, or waiting in airports. I didn’t need nights going out, or added disruptions
Continue readingFrom Cabin To Cockpit
I’ve started another project, because of course, I need one more thing to do (sarcasm). I’m beginning the process of becoming a pilot, which seems partly strange, as one of the statements
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