1 down, 3 to go!

week one of training is finally over!


I have learned soooo much, but there is still LOTS to learn.


This week was primarily classroom lectures with the exception of some simulations and exercises. For the most part, all of the material is new to me, so I am genuinely interested. At times, however, I catch myself yawning and looking at the clock every 5 minutes! But, our instructor has assured us that week one is the worst and things start picking up from here on out!



A new class of flight attendants graduated today and got their wings! They were so excited and look amazing in the uniforms! It was a great little motivator to get us through our long day.

Our second big test is next Tuesday and I think my class is going to try to get together and study this weekend. I am going out of town for a friends birthday, but I am hoping they will call and invite me!

My class is so fun! I really like all of the girls; there are several really sweet women who are maternal to the younger ones. The boys are hilarious. They were especially funny during security training today...


Today, a big time martial arts/ex cop/ex military/chuck norris taught our class of dainty tiny girls and prissy boys how to take down terrorists in the cabin aisle. Needless to say, I was not the best, but I really held my own! 5'3 didn't help me against the gigantic dummy, but i smacked the heck out of that thing. It was cool though because we practiced getting out of our jump seats quickly and getting into the position to fight the bad guys. Those rowdy passengers better watch out...


more flight school details to follow!

not as strong as I thought...

Wednesday (04/29) morning I was scheduled to drive over to a clinic in Hapeville to do my HPE(Human Performance Evaluation) I also had to have a physical to make sure I am healthy enough to fly...

So I get there bright and early (8 a.m.!) and fill out all of my paperwork and proceed with the physical. Blood pressure, height, weight, heartrate etc. Everything was in tact! Next is the HPE part.

I enter a room with lots of exercise machines and weights. I think it is primarily used for physical therapy. So I begin my test by having to pass through a narrow walkway (I guess to make sure my hips aren't too big for the aisle?!?!) and luckily, I made it. It was a close call though :) I then had a series to tests where I had to pull a heavy bar from different angles and weights. No problem. I then had to hold onto a bar and touch the floor without bending my knees to test my arm length... that was a little tricky. I don't have the longest limbs so it was a little stretch.

Then the fun part. I had to lift a 40 lb. box over my head, walk across the room and put onto a high shelf (which I could barely touch anyway). It was a little tricky and I kind of balanced it on my head for a minute, but I did it without much problem.

Next I had to push 100 lbs on a wooden sleigh thing across the room and scoot it backwards 5 times... easy! Then he asks me to do the same to another sleigh... with 250 lbs on it!

This is no exaggeration... I put my hands on the bar and push my arms forward. Instead of the sleigh moving, my body is just propelled backwards. I then lean all of my weight forward... no movement at all. I dig my toes into the carpet and kick my legs backwards to get some momentum and still not a budge. I nervously giggle at the nurse and he just looks at me. So after a few awkward seconds of me grunting and huffing and puffing, the sleigh finally starts moving forward. I slowly push it across the room and then catch my breath.

I thought that part was hard. I put my hands on the bar again to pull back and again, it didn't budge... I lean all of my weight backwards and am basically horizontal leaning holding onto the sleigh. It literally felt like it was attached to the wall and I was dangling from the bar. Finally after sweating and grunting again, I finally inch it back to its stating point.

The nurse scribbles some notes and I again, awkwardly giggle and shrug my shoulders. Oh well...

So I get a call yesterday that I have passed my background check and thank goodness the nurse felt pity for me and passed my HPE!

I officially begin training May 25! I am so glad I can start that late because I'll be out of town for a couple of days and I am going to my friend Elizabeth's wedding on the 23rd. I need a little vacay in between graduation and training. yay!