“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.” — Henry David Thoreau Lately I’ve been felt so uninspired…so stuck. It seems that every time I settle down in front of my computer with a cup of coffee and the resolution to write something (anything!), I just end up spending the entire afternoon watching… Read More Living abroad makes you more creative…But what happens after you return home?
Minature New York by Moon Pie I used to be anti the mini-vaca. A long weekend in Aruba? No thanks. Five days in Athens? Naw, I’d rather stay home. A few days out of a lifetime to be thrown away at a seaside resort wasn’t giving the city or country the respect it deserved. What… Read More The Mini-Vaca
According to Oprah Magazine, a spontaneous, risk-taking personality type is: “Action oriented, curious, outgoing and lives for new experiences. You are drawn to risk-taking and aren’t afraid to fail. Generally restless, you tend to job-hop or choose a field that offers constant novelty.” When I first stumbled across this in an article entitled “Who are… Read More Are you a Risk Taker?
If you’ve been wondering where I’ve disappeared to these past few weeks, you can look no further than the International terminal at the airport in San Franicsco. It seems that lately I’ve been working so many 17 hour shifts (yes, that’s 17 hours straight), that I’ve practically taken up permanent residence in the airport. I’m… Read More How far would you go to be able to fly for free?
A lot has happened in the last three weeks. 1. I worked 112 hours over a 10 day period. Two of those days I worked 17 hours straight. 2. I bid farewell to my mid-twenties and celebrated my 27th birthday. 3. As a birthday present to myself, I went to Colombia for a week with… Read More I went to Colombia! And other news…
It’s not your fault you can’t stop traveling. It’s in your DNA.… Read More Scientists Discover the Existence of a ‘Wanderlust Gene’
I love watching the reality show Airline. It’s not on TV anymore (it went off the air in 2004), but you can watch entire episodes of it on Video Google. The A&E show documents the behind-the-scenes drama of working for an airline, specifically Southwest Airlines. I’ve posted a few full-length episodes below, which I hope… Read More What It’s Like to Work as an Airline Customer Service Agent
“Excuse me, miss,” a passenger said as she handed me her boarding card. “But there’s a man over there and…I think, I think that something’s wrong with him.” I was in the middle of boarding a flight, and as I scanned her boarding card and handed it back to her, I glanced in the direction… Read More Why I Love Working for an Airline, Part Two
I love working for an airline. So much so, in fact, that I can’t seem to find a way to write about it. I only started a two months ago and I’m still in that honeymoon phase where everything is still so new, exciting, overwhelming and completely indescribable. Sort of like the first few weeks… Read More My Job Might Be Leaving Me Soon
I don’t buy souvenir’s when I travel because frankly, I don’t see the point. Do I really need some tacky fridge magnet shaped like a sombrero to remind me that I went to Mexico? Um, no. Thank you. And ditto with hula girl dashboard dolls from Hawaii, Nevada license plate hand bags from Las Vegas… Read More Vacation Souvenirs: Why Do We Buy Them?
