Not On My Time, But His **Blog Post** 9/24/2015

I often times when things do not go my way, I feel that things are just not going right. The way it wasn't meant to go, and it just feels awful. I was in training to be a flight attendant back in July. I felt I was offered an opportunity of a lifetime having that chance to work with one of the major airline carriers. They fly all over the world!

And so, just the whole process it is really difficult, It is not impossible but certainly not something easy to get. They tell us out of 100 people only like 2 get selected. Delta is just as selective if not worst. I was reading online that getting a job with delta is harder then getting accepted in Harvard lol. CRAZY!! I was just reading this article:

Recently, Delta received over 40,000 applications for 1,500 flight attendant openings, US Airways received 20,000 applications for 1,000 positions and Southwest received 10,000 applications for 750 vacancies posted on their website (in just two hours). After a long dry spell, United recently announced a large push to hire flight attendants due to a major European and Pacific route expansion in 2015
source: http://www.airlinecareer.com/

Point is it is a very intense process, highly competitive. It has a lot with being the image of the company. How fast you can react to unexpected situations. I cried when I got the job offer. First time I ever do anything like that, but I mean come on, I got an offer as a flight attendant, how cool is that! Well, moving on. You learn a lot about all sorts of things, I was taught CPR which was super cool, and because before if I was confronted with that situation I would be s clueless and feel helpless. I got to use a fire extinguisher too! I swear I would see it all over the buildings but I never knew anything about how it works or timing. But there are a lot of tests and most importantly evacuations. And it is a 5 week program 6 days a week around 10 hours a day. Intense. But it can be a lot of fun.

So I got sent home on my 4th week! All because I did not pass evacuations. I cannot even begin to explain how sad I was. I was so close, yet suddenly so far. I was like so bummed I think I cried for 3 days straight. I sold everything to have this job. I knew I could no longer live in Florida. So, I just followed my heart. Turned in my apartment, sold my car, almost everything. Just kept some clothes, shoes, my sound system and my 80's Posters. (They’re expensive!) I did this all because I swear when I had an opportunity to do the video interview, I felt all my responses were right on. And in my head I was like there is no way they could not like my interview lol. I swear I told myself I am a flight attendant, like I can really see myself doing something I liked.

It was either, "I do not have money." Or "I don't have time to travel." Well I get paid to travel. BAM! I feel I got a cheat code in life lol. I won't have to wait to retire to see the world. I won’t get paid all that but the experience and the opportunity is rewarding enough. I do not have a degree, so I do not expect too much you know?  I was in college studying to be a counselor, later on major in Psychology. It is still doable, but until I get the feel of things I do not want to make any kinds of commitments.

But anyways, I ended up getting a call from the manager in the inflight recruiting inviting me to return to training! I said YES! Omg why even ask me, just tell me come on this date lol. I am doing well so far. I am on my final days or my 4th week! I graduate next Friday. I passed Evacs flawlessly! My briefings and my test scores are all A's. I got one low score one day of a 92 which isn't terrible. I just did not read the question correctly. I have 3 more tests left. The final is on Monday. And me coming back has made me a lot more knowledgeable of my role as a flight attendant. I was able to help the new classmates in staying focused. It was weird first being with the newbies. It's like a senior bragging about graduation and then you're the kid students ask about, wasn't she supposed to graduate last year? And it was odd at first for me, but everyone understood and we are all cool.

I am so happy and I am certain that everything happens for a reason, I feel so much more relieved being confident about what I need to do. God has a better plan for me I am sure. Like I said, it is not on my time, but his time. I feel a lot of things have sucked in my life, but had none of those things have happened I wouldn't be who I am today, and where I am today. Remember it is not about where you start, but where you end. We live and learn. And some people in my class say had they been sent home they do not think they would have been able to do it, coming back. I am like do what? Follow your dreams, pursue an opportunity of a lifetime? People take things for granted. Yea I had to start all over, but better late than never. It definitely was an experience I will never forget. And if learned anything it would be to pay close attention. To not care what people think of my dreams. It is a vision only I can see, to some it may be crazy, but really the crazy ones are them. Fear is definitely something that can be felt, but it won’t be something I will let it become. I am going to move and it’s okay. I may be flying and things could happen, but I won’t think like that. And if something did happen, I will try to rescue everyone or die trying should it get there. But my main goal is that people have an awesome, and enjoyable time

Cheers to a new life ahead!