The Adventure Begins

My life has changed dramatically over the past year. Looking back now I never would have known this is where I would end up. I've always been your typical small town girl. My friends and family have always come first and I've always dreamt about love and my future. The only difference between most small town girls and me... I never really wanted to leave. I was completely content where I was.

Last summer is when my mind changed. On a whim I decided to do something for myself that I had never done before. I took out a student loan and decided to study abroad to Italy. Best decision ever. Because of that trip I have made friendships that will last me a lifetime and discovered my passion for traveling around the world.

After college graduation in December, the typical post-grad job hunt began. It didn't take me long to come across the new listings for a flight attendant position. I never thought about becoming a flight attendant, but the job seems so glamorous. I mean lets be real... it's one of Barbie's many jobs. Who wouldn't want a job that Barbie has!? So without thinking I applied. Little did I know I was one of 100,000 people who had the same intention. After waiting three months... an intensive phone interview... and an even more intense 7-hour interview I was offered the job on the spot. My hiring manager said our group was the Top 10 of the 1,000 new hires. In other words we were one in the 1/10th of a million people that applied for the job that got hired. WOW!!

Now I've been through an even more intensive 7 week training process. 10-12 hours a day. 6 days a week. exhausting... but so fun! I love waking up and going to training every morning. From learning FAA regulations, 9 different aircraft, first aid and CPR, how to deliver a baby, emergency evacuations, bomb threats, and of course how to pour a coke... the past 7 weeks have been a whirlwind. I've already experienced 3 training flights that have given me glimpse into my future. One including a unexpected 7 hour layover in the desert of Albuquerque, New Mexico. I have made even more friends that I thought I would never make and would never have the chance to meet. And now I will have the opportunity to travel around the world, all while being paid. Sounds like a dream.

I graduate from Initial Flight Attendant Training on Friday and not too soon after I'm being sent to the Big Apple to start my career. I've never even been to New York and now it will be my second home. I'm excited but extremely nervous to see what this new career has to offer.

Right now, I'm just living on a wing and prayer!