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Going From Sizzling San Antonio To Cool Connecticut Was A Weather Shock To Me
It helps to have a coat/jacket at all times
Five years ago, in April, I flew from San Antonio, Texas to Guilford, Connecticut to do my training for the American Cruise Lines job that I got.
My excitement to have the opportunity to work on a cruise ship was through the roof.
This was uncharted waters for me.
When I told my family that I would be working on a cruise ship, they were ecstatic for me!
My oldest sister told me that I was the first person in our whole family to have worked on a cruise ship.
That news made me feel proud to know that I achieved something that wasn’t done before.
A part of me had a hard time believing that — because my family is so LARGE.
Someone in our family had to have worked on a cruise ship before me, but if I’m the first to do it, I’ll take it!
The day that I flew out, it was hot in San Antonio, Texas. Summer had already arrived with the sun beaming hard on the city.
I was excited and nervous to fly again. The first flight always gets me antsy because of the takeoff part. Hearing those loud engines and…
