Mahalo Maui

One of the obvious perks to this job is the flight benefits. So when a friend from high school moved out to Maui in Fall of last year, I knew I had to add a visit to my calendar. The last week of February seems like an unconventional time to visit a tropical paradise. But […]

BELIZE it or not, this was paradise

“I don’t know about you, but there’s something so nice about being comfortable enough with someone to just sit and watch the sunrise together without having to say anything.” Caye Caulker, Belize is a tiny little island paradise that I’m already wanting to go back to. My best friends “found” the island a few years […]

Only a dream in Rio

The crew scheduling blessings continued to rain down. My second standby in February turned into a DREAM. Scheduling calls and says, “We’re going to deadhead you to Rio and then you’ll work back.” WHAT’S THAT YOU SAY?! A deadhead is essentially when the company needs to move flight attendants so they can work from another […]

On island time

One of the perks of being a Miami based flight attendant, quite simply, is the proximity to the Caribbean and the layovers we have there. Of course other bases fly to some islands and Mexico and other tropical destinations. But Miami really is “Gateway to the Tropics” like some FAs like to say. This month […]