Furlough

I’m not “just” a flight attendant. I’m also a teacher. I have a k-8 multiple-subject credential. Although why I chose little kids, I don’t know because they are a handful! (and good thing, adorable) With elementary-age students, you have got to stay on your toes. Always one step ahead. Someone once compared being a flight…

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Where Were You Last Year?

To torture myself, I like to play a game called, “Where were you last year?” I look at my pictures from a year ago to see how life has changed. Sometimes my phone does this for me…kind of a cruel joke it plays on me actually. But anyway, what a difference a year makes, right? …

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Bienvenidos a Mexico

Part 2: Mexico City My first travel “buddy” was my mom. She gets to travel for free too. After completing a six-month probation, (26years ago) I brought home the inflight magazine, unfolded the “center-fold” map and asked Mom, “Where should we go first?”  We picked Mexico City.  Some Highlights of That Trip:  The historical section…

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Hola, Pretty Lady

Calling all arm-chair travelers. Psst, you don’t have to be; Mexico is open for business. You don’t even need a covid test as you do for Hawaii. A written declaration of health will suffice. But please bring your own pen, flight attendants are even less willing to share theirs these days.  Mexico is one of…

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Stuffed Animals and 9-11

I don’t know anything about psychology or mental illness, but twice now I have come across individuals who believe stuffed animals are alive, so that must be a thing. That condition must have a name.  Recently, my flying partner had to serve a stuffed penguin lunch. She didn’t have any choice because a paying passenger…

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Allow Me To Introduce Myself

I don’t do social media. 1. I’m super lazy. 2. It’s too much pressure. 3. It feels braggy. But, following a semi-mild case of Covid, combined with a truly inspiring horoscope, I have decided to start a blog. It’s a no-brainer. I am a flight attendant, thankfully, a working flight attendant. The world is on…

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