Sociology

As I age, I realize that this life we are given is very special and unique. We are blessed with certain qualities that set us apart from everyone else, and we use these qualities to make something incredible out of ourselves. I believe we are put on this Earth to live out our greatest dreams, find our belonging in life, and discover true happiness. I feel I will not be able to achieve these goals if I do not go beyond the ordinary to try and fulfill them. Though in this life, most people have to work to earn their dreams; everybody starts somewhere, we all just need a push in the right direction. Because the purpose of this paper is to write about a career I once thought about perusing, I asked myself, “How can I maintain a career, yet still fulfill my dreams?” To begin to answer that, my most important dream is to travel to the world. I want to visit the seven wonders, see the Tulip Fields in Netherlands, the very famous Street in Bonn, Germany, and stay at the worlds most amazing hotels like Äscher Cliff, in Switzerland which is on the side of a very high mountain, and Hotel Kakslauttanen, Finland where you stay in an igloo and see the northern lights. When I asked myself what kind of job could I get that has me travel the world, the first thing that came to mind is a flight attendant, or stewardess. I am not too big on traveling via airplane, but my fear of flying would not stop me from seeing the world. When researching about flight attendants I learned information that made me think twice before ever pursuing this field as a career.
Flight attendants provide service to ensure the safety and comfort of airline passengers. They clean the cabins between flights, attend preflight meetings, demonstrate the safety requirements, ensure safety equipment is working, serve food and drink to the passengers, administer first aid, and direct passengers incase of an emergency. Stewardess’ median pay was around $38.000 per year in the year 2012. You must be 18 years of

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