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Unfulfilled: A letter of hope for the ‘lost’ flight attendant
‘How can I hate this?’ you silently wonder. This was all that you dreamed of— for SO long! Everything about the lifestyle of flight attendants appealed to you, but since it’s been all yours for
Continue reading“No Middle Runway:” Why A Career As A Flight Attendant Is A Bad Idea If You Only ‘Kinda Like It’
It seems to be a divided road, or maybe I should say; ‘runway.’ Either people— observing us as flight attendants— wonder how in the world we can
Continue readingFlight Attendants & Pilots Can’t Avoid “The Long Distance Relationship” (But Date Them Anyway)
“You do realize that— as long as you work for this company— any relationship you choose to be in will be long distance, right? Or, at least, the relationship
Continue readingSleep: A Tribute To Flight Crews’ Favorite Lover
I wake up startled— blurry-eyed and confused— strange due to the fact that I’ve been in the same timezone for a record-breaking two months now. Although,
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 readingLet’s Just Give Up |Thoughts On Finding Brightness In Dark Days
I’m going to give you an uncommon piece of advice. You need to just give up. Yeah. I know everyone tells you to, “Never give up,” “Don’t
Continue readingWhy I Quit: Leaving “The International Airline”
EDITORS NOTE: I don’t even know when I wrote what you are about to read or where I had planned to publish it, but I found it while organizing content
Continue reading“The Illusion…”
“This job– is just an illusion. It gives you the impression that you are travelling, but you’re not; really. But then, you meet people. But then, you leave people. You don’t decide anymore… Most
Continue readingThe Power In Fluidity
“Last week— when you said you were moving to Florida— I 100 percent believed you.” Nicole stated this over a vegetarian bowl of brown rice and
Continue reading1963 Threw Up Here
My pillbox hat teeters precariously as the caravan of precocious suitcases— large, medium, small, and hand-baggage size— swarm me like a hive of angry Africanized bees. Definitely not docile, I fight
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