Flight Attendant training at FlagShip University!

    What a thrill it was to be one out of more than 58,000 people selected to fill only 1,500 vacancies at American Airlines! The true thrill, however, began on May 4th when I arrived a day and a half early in Dallas, TX to begin the training that would change my family's life forever!
     It was late in the evening on that Saturday when I approached the check-in counter at the training center for what I expected was my room assignment for the next 8-1/2 weeks only to discover that our entire class would be staying at the DFW Hyatt Regency hotel for the duration! This was a welcome turn as the training center itself didn't seem too appealing. I lugged my bags to my room which I was to occupy for the one evening only and then immediately proceeded downstairs as I was looking forward to meeting up with a potential classmate whom I had met on facebook at the Tavern on campus. His name was +Dave  and we ended up having a wonderful time! As we saw people arriving we could tell who was beginning class with us by the fact that they were in business clothes too. We ended up inviting Colin Salmon, Jo, and the infamous Jack Butterworth over to the table and the rest was history!
     The following day was Sunday and we all looked forward to meeting the rest of our class which was to begin Monday! As people slowly filed into the lobby of the Hyatt Regency it quickly became apparent that we were no longer going to go through this experience as individuals but rather, family. Monday came and went, my nerves dissipated, and I settled into the most amazing adventure to date!
     We (the class) met our instructors, moved into our classroom, and dove right into our first aircraft which was the illustrious MD-80 (the Super 80)! After spending quite a few days on it, practicing our drills over and over (and over), and taking our exam we were done! Fully qualified! Well the remaining aircraft fell quickly in line and before we knew it, we were taking our final exam on our final aircraft and level of service, and graduating in a few days!

Made some life-long friends in training like Nic!

     Graduation came and went, we all flew to our respective bases, and the adventure TRULY began! Stay tuned for more about the adventures I've experienced since then as they'll only get exponentially better and better!