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5 Things You Don’t Expect Out Of ‘Flight Attendant Life’
Many flight attendant hopefuls, or long-time cabin crew, prepare themselves for certain aspects of the aviation lifestyle. We expect the jetlag. We understand relationships will maintain an element of
Continue readingThe Introverted Flight Attendant in an Extroverted Sky: When TOO many people are in TOO much of your time
I find myself drained, reclusive, and wanting to ‘disappear’ from the world. I spend hours hiding in my room in the beautiful 4-bedroom ocean-view home where I rent a room. I’ve lived here for so
Continue readingDon’t Date Pilots
I only titled this piece as such, because I thought you would read it if I told you not to date pilots. Really, this blog is called “Love + A Box Of Crackerjacks.” I hope you read it anyway.
Continue readingUnfair
I often forget she isn’t American, but in moments, her voice echoes a backstory of fascinating and faraway places. “Sometimes it’s just so hard to communicate when English isn’t my first language,”
Continue readingCorporate Flight Attendant Life Updates: MIA (literally) and my life flying on private jets
I don’t know how to explain what has been happening in my career and life during the past year; let alone this past month. The ‘unbelievableness’ started with being thrown onto a private A320. That
Continue readingMaking The Decision To Fly
Recently, I’ve come to understand something I didn’t really, completely “get” before. It’s this realization that it’s really hard to “become a flight attendant,” but not for the reasons
Continue readingFive Things a Year of Flying Taught Me
Five Things a Year of Flying Taught Me By: Ashley Geyer My reason for writing this list is that I want whoever reads it to be confident in themselves— in their dreams, in their choices, and
Continue readingFlight Attendant Schedules: A Flight Attendant At A Major Airline ‘Bids’
One of the most frequent questions flight attendants field, or that I hear on this blog is, “What is your schedule like as cabin crew?” This inquiry usually
Continue readingInsights Of Flight Attendant Life: How A Corporate Flight Attendant Caters A Private Jet
One of my favorite things about being a commercial flight attendant was the fact that I couldn’t take my work home. In commercial aviation, you check-in exactly at the required time for your flight—
Continue readingLost Without You: The Irreplaceable Camaraderie Among Cabin Crew
Originally titled, “It looks fun, but I’m not always laughing,” and intended to focus on the period of time when I broke my ankle while pursuing a career as a corporate flight attendant,
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