“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 reading“…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 readingYou’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 readingIt’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 readingI 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 readingI 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 readingI’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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