Days 1 and 2

I didn't want to post without a photo. I'd rather post a photo without a word. But I may not have the time or wherewithal to take a photo for a while.

So, I'll just write a thousand words instead. OK not really.

First of all. It is the end of the second day and I am fried. We have a huge test to take tomorrow and I think that I know the material pretty well. There are so many details to know. This test is going to cover: all the city airport codes we were suppose to memorize, military time, basic aircraft familiarization, the flight attendant manual, and a whole bunch of terminology and company policies. And this is only day 2!

Training is held in a non-descript office building that rises out of the flat grassy Indiana landscape. It is overly air-conditioned and mostly windowless. We haven't left the building before 8:30 pm yet. Yesterday was mostly administrative (benefits, HR, uniform order, fingerprints, drug test) today we got a basic lesson on how airplanes fly and their basic parts (I found interesting).

We are staying in a great hotel. It's new and pretty hip and clean. The staff is nice. We are, however, pretty far from any sort of store and only surrounded by fast food restaurants and other hotels. We also have a nice exercise room (I've used 2x's) and a tiny pool.

Tomorrow, after a full day of classes, my group is going to train on an actual plane. I might get back from there at 1 or 2 in the morning. Ahhhhhh. Wednesdays will be our only day off.

I'm leaving out a lot of details but I am really tired. My room-mate (Jen from one of the Carolinas) is laid back and nice and studying as I type. It's after midnight. I am going to take a shower and climb into bed. The beds are very comfortable. I brought my own pillow. It seemed a fussy thing to do but every time I climb in bed and put my head down I crack a smile. It feels like I won.