Whoever said fairytales don’t exist was never a flight attendant. I’m not talking like in the movies, I’m talking better. This is the real fairytale gift of being alive.
Continue readingThe cooling unit of my hotel room in Queens sounds like the traffic buzzing on a crowded New York street. It’s loud and obnoxious, but I drown it out, because I accept that the noise comes with the
Continue readingWe all have goals and dreams, but what stops some of us from actually achieving our intentions? I feel like there can be a fine line between success and failure,
Continue readingWithin the past week, I fielded a couple of rejections- one writing related and one dating related. The simple email response from the intern telling me, “I’m
Continue readingI started this essay as content for my book. It turned into something that needed to be published here. So, here it is. -Kara On Wanting Sick. I feel it again. I don’t know if it is the antibiotic
Continue readingI sit distractedly stirring my coffee while thumbing through my Instagram feed. It was early— probably too early for coffee. And, probably too early to be hungry, but I was. It was also too early
Continue readingI asked myself the question, “What is The Flight Attendant Life?” while staring at a mostly blank screen, trying to write. I hate that word ‘trying’ because what it really means
Continue readingI arrived back in Ft Lauderdale Monday this week…or was it Sunday? What day was the 12th? It doesn’t matter. I lived long days, and short days. International flying plays havoc on sleep,
Continue readingThis is for Becca, I’ve never met you, but you inspire me. I’ve never met many people that have read this blog, but your emails, comments, and quiet support fill me with purpose. Thank
Continue readingWhen I got my job as a flight attendant, I had nothing to lose. I needed work. I needed a radical change. I needed a paycheck, a journey, an eyeopening experience. I didn’t know at the time
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