Life after flying

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Life after Flying – Heippa! Nyt on kulunut puolisen vuotta siitĂ€ kun lopetin lentĂ€misen, niin ajattelin nyt tehdĂ€ postauksen siitĂ€, miltĂ€ on tuntunut taas olla enimmĂ€kseen maan pinnalla. Tuossa kun valikoin muutaman lentoaiheisen kuvan tĂ€hĂ€n postaukseen, tuntui melkein siltĂ€, kuin olisin ottanut kuvia jonkun toisen ihmisen albumista. Niin kaukaiselta tuo elĂ€mĂ€ jo tuntuu! Vaikka vielĂ€ puoli vuotta sitten lentelin, tuntuu kuin siitĂ€ olisi jo vuosia aikaa. TĂ€ssĂ€ se oikein korostuu, kuinka erilaista elĂ€mÀÀ tuo lentoemĂ€nnĂ€n elĂ€mĂ€ on ns. normaalielĂ€mĂ€stĂ€, melkein kuin toinen maailma. Itse lennellessĂ€ sitĂ€ ei niin paljon osannut ajatella, kuin nyt, kun ei enÀÀ lennĂ€.

Moni on kysynyt, onko mulla ollut ikĂ€vĂ€ lentĂ€mistĂ€. Vastaus on, ettĂ€ on ja ei. Postauksessa Miksi lopetin lentĂ€misen kerroin, mitkĂ€ syyt sai mut lopettamaan lentĂ€misen. Kaikesta tuosta oon edelleen ihan samaa mieltĂ€ ja oon ollut oikein tyytyvĂ€inen pÀÀtökseeni. TĂ€ytyy silti myöntÀÀ, ettĂ€ mua ei haittais ollenkaan, jos edelleen pÀÀsisin kerran kuussa New Yorkiin ja talvikaudella moneen kertaan Dubaihin lĂ€mmitteleen. Tai Thaimaahan ottaan aurinkoa ja nauttimaan hieronnoista keskellĂ€ kaamosaikaa. Tai Ouluun tuon tuosta moikkaamaan kavereita ja sukulaisia. Toki noukkisin rusinat pullasta, jos voisin 😀 Oon kuitenkin enemmĂ€n kuin tyytyvĂ€inen tĂ€hĂ€n nykyiseen, “normaaliin” elĂ€mÀÀn.

On ihanaa, kun nĂ€in perjantaina voin sanoa, ettĂ€ mullakin alkaa nyt viikonloppu ja voin tehdĂ€ asioita, joita ihmiset normaalisti viikonloppuisin tekee. EnsimmĂ€istĂ€ kertaa kolmeen vuoteen tiesin myös, ettĂ€ mulla on varmasti vapaata jouluna, eikĂ€ tarvi jĂ€nnittÀÀ, joudunko töihin. On myös ihanaa, kun voin joka ilta mennĂ€ Awsin kanssa nukkumaan ja herĂ€tĂ€ aamulla samaan aikaan ja ylipÀÀtÀÀn olla samalla aihavyöhykkeellĂ€ ja samassa maassa valtaosan ajasta 😀

TĂ€llaista pohdintaa tĂ€llĂ€ kertaa. Ihanaa viikonloppua 🙂

Life after Flying – Hello! Now that it’s been around six months since I quit flying, I think it would be a good time to make a post about how does it feel to spend most of the time on the ground. When I was choosing a few pictures from my layovers for this post, it almost felt like I was choosing pictures from someone else’s album. That’s how distant that life already feels! Although it’s been only half a year since I quit, it feels like it was years ago. I think that highlights how different the life of a flight attendant is from a life of a so called normal person, it is like another world. When I was still flying, it didn’t feel it as much as now, when I’m not flying anymore.

Many people have asked me if I miss flying. The answer is yes and no. In the post Why did I quit flying I told what were the reasons that got me to quit flying. I still agree with all that and I am very pleased with my decision. I still have to admit though, that I wouldn’t mind if I still got to fly to New York once a month and to Dubai several times during winter season to warm myself in the sun. Or to Thailand to tan and enjoy the massages during the darkes winter of Finland. Or to Oulu once or twice a month so see my friends and family. If I could only choose the best parts, of course I would 😀 Anyway, I am more than happy with my current, “normal” life.

On a Friday like today, it is so nice to be able to say that I also have a weekend ahead of me and I can do things that people normally do on a weekend. First time in three years I also knew long time ago already that I will have my Christmas free and I don’t need to think if I have to work on Christmas or not. It is also so lovely to be able to go the bed with Aws every night and wake up together every morning and in general spend most of the time in the same time zone and same country 😀

That kind of thoughts this time. Have a great weekend! 🙂

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annimarian In the cityIn the city – Heippa! Olin viime viikon lopulla siis New Yorkissa, niinkuin edellisessĂ€ postauksessa mainitsinkin. Viimeksi olin joskus kesĂ€llĂ€ ja oli kyllĂ€ kiva taas kĂ€ydĂ€! Saavutaan aina illalla ja yleensĂ€ kĂ€yn vaan ostamassa ruokaa ja sitten meen aikaisin nukkumaan. Oos joskus koittanyt kĂ€ydĂ€ vĂ€hĂ€n muuallakin sillon ekana iltana, mutta oon aina niin poikki ettei siitĂ€ kiertelystĂ€ tuu mitÀÀn. TĂ€llĂ€ kertaa kuitenkin kĂ€ytiin yhen kollegan kans Century 21-outletissĂ€ siinĂ€ lĂ€hellĂ€ ja sen jĂ€lkeen nĂ€ytin samalle kollegalle mistĂ€ löytyy lĂ€hin Whole Foods. Century 21:ssĂ€ kattelin Awsille takkia, mutta yllĂ€ttĂ€en siellĂ€ ei ollutkaan juuri mitÀÀn isoja kokoja. En sitten tiedĂ€ oliko isot koot menny vai oliko niitĂ€ koskaan ollutkaan. Ei oo kuulkaa helppoa löytÀÀ vaatteita jos ns. normikoot ei passaa 😀 Sunnuntaina kateltiin ItiksessĂ€ kenkiĂ€ Awsille ja todettiin (taas) ettĂ€ melkein kaikissa malleissa isoin koko on 46-47… No, eipĂ€hĂ€n tuu osteltua liikaa!

In the city – Hello! In the end of last week I was in New York, like I mentioned in my last post. Last time I was there was in the summer and it was nice to visit again! We always arrive there in the evening and normally I just go to buy some food and then come back to the hotel and go to sleep early. Some times I have tried to do more on that evening, but I’m always so tired that it’s not really worth it. This time, however, I went out with a colleague and we went to Century 21 (an outlet) near our hotel and after that I showed my colleague where the nearest Whole Foods is. In Century 21 I looked for a jacket for Aws, but to my surprise there were almost no big sizes. I don’t know if they were sold out of if there had ever been any big sizes. I can tell you, it is not easy to find clothes if you are outside of the so called normal size range 😀 On Sunday we were looking for shoes for Aws here in Helsinki and we noticed (once again) that the biggest sizes of almost all models are 46-47… Well, can’t shop too much, that’s for sure!

Seuraavana pĂ€ivĂ€nĂ€ herĂ€sin ennen herĂ€tystĂ€ hyvin nukutun yön jĂ€lkeen. Harvoin tulee nukuttua noin sikeĂ€sti layovereilla! En tiiĂ€ pitÀÀkö sittenkin ottaa tavaksi kĂ€vellĂ€ saapumisiltana itsensĂ€ aivan loppuun, jos kerta noin hyvin tulee sitten nukuttua. YleensĂ€ en juuri isompia shoppaile reissuilla, paljolti siksi ettei lentoemĂ€nnĂ€n palkalla paljo mĂ€llĂ€illĂ€. TĂ€llĂ€ kertaa mulla oli kuitenkin missiona shopata Victoria’s SecretillĂ€ ja Nature Republicilla. Olin googletellu Nature Republicin kaupan ja suuntasin sinne ekana. Kun nousin metropysĂ€kiltĂ€ kadulle, huomasin siinĂ€ nenĂ€ni edessĂ€ valtavan VS:n liikkeen, jonne meninkin sitten ensin. En oo ennen ostanut VS:n alusvaatteita, mutta nyt pÀÀtin kokeilla. Onhan ne kyllĂ€ kauniita! Halusin myös ostaa uuden meikkipussin VS:ltĂ€.

The next day I woke up before my alarm after a good night sleep. It’s not often that I sleep so well on a layover! Maybe I should make it a habit to walk more in the evening so I’ll be completely exhausted at night, if that makes me sleep so well. Normally I don’t shop much on my trips, mainly because not much of shopping can happen with a flight attendant’s salary. This time, however, I had decided to shop a little in Nature Republic and Victoria’s Secret. I had googled the Nature Republic shop and that’s where I headed first. When I came up from the metro station to the street, I saw a huge VS store right in front of me. So I went there first. I hadn’t bought underwear from VS before, so this was my first time. Oh boy, their stuff is beautiful! I also wanted to buy a new make-up bag from VS.

Me lĂ€hdetÀÀn iltapĂ€ivĂ€llĂ€ lentokentĂ€lle ja aina suunnittelen palaavani hotellille hyvissĂ€ ajoin, ettĂ€ ehdin vĂ€hĂ€n huilata ennen lentoa. YleensĂ€ aikaa sitten meneekin sen verran, ettĂ€ huilaamiset jÀÀ aika lyhyeksi. TĂ€llĂ€ kertaa kuitenkin sain aikaiseksi palata mid townista takaisin down towniin ihan hyvissĂ€ ajoin. Muistin, ettĂ€ siinĂ€ hotellin lĂ€hellĂ€ on yks kirjakauppa ja menin vielĂ€ kĂ€ymÀÀn siellĂ€. Ostin yhden kirjan ja kun mulla oli vielĂ€ aikaa, otin kirjakaupan kahvilasta kahvin ja istuskelin kahvilassa tovin lukemassa mun uutta kirjaa. Ihanaa! SiitĂ€ sitten ruokakaupan kautta takaisin hotellille. Toivoin just ens kuulle taas NykkiĂ€. Se paluu on kyllĂ€ karmiva, kun ollaan aamulla HelsingissĂ€. SiinĂ€ on sitten pĂ€ivĂ€ kaupungilla plus työyö takana ja uusi pĂ€ivĂ€ taas edessĂ€. SiitĂ€kin huolimatta tykkÀÀn kĂ€ydĂ€ 🙂

We leave to the airport in the afternoon and I always plan to return to the hotel in a good time to have some time to relax before the flight. Most of the times I end up returning to the hotel so late that I don’t have too much time to rest. This time I managed to leave mid town and return to down town in a good time. I remembered that there is a book store near our hotel so I went there. I bought a book and because I still had time, I took a coffee from a cafĂ© in the book store and sat down to read my new book. Lovely! From there I went to Whole Foods and then to the hotel. I have bid New York for next month again. The return is brutal, because we arrive to Helsinki in the morning. That means I have a day in the city plus a night at work behind me and a new day ahead. Regardless of that, I still like visiting the city 🙂

 

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Layover in New York – HyvÀÀ huomenta New Yorkista! Kello on vĂ€hĂ€n yli seitsemĂ€n aamulla ja herĂ€sin just. Nukuin tosi hyvin, varmaan siksi kun olin niin vĂ€synyt illalla. Saavuttiin eilen illalla kuuden aikaan paikallista aikaa hotellille ja sitten kĂ€vin yhden kollegan kans Century 21:ssĂ€ pikakierroksen ja sitten ruokakauppaan. Olin niin poikki illalla!

Nyt sitten uutta virtaa tĂ€ynnĂ€ lĂ€hden kaupunkikierrokselle ja iltapĂ€ivĂ€llĂ€ sitten takas kotiin. Kivaa alkavaa viikonloppua! 🙂

Layover in New York – Good morning New York! It is a little over 7am and I just woke up. I slept so well, probably because I was so exhausted in the evening yesterday. We arrived to the hotel around 6 pm the local time and I went out to Century 21 with my colleague and food shopping after that. I was sooo tired at night!

Now I’m full of new energy and I’ll soon go out in the city before the pick-up in the afternoon. Have a great weekend! 🙂

 

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annimarian New YorkNew York – Heippa! TĂ€nĂ€ aamuna palasin kotiin NykistĂ€ ja tĂ€ssĂ€ muutama kuva reissusta. Vaikka sÀÀ oli pilvinen, siellĂ€ oli kuitenkin ihanan lĂ€mmin ja pÀÀsi vĂ€hĂ€n aistimaan kesĂ€tunnelmaa. NĂ€mĂ€ Suomen sÀÀt tĂ€nĂ€ kesĂ€nĂ€ on kyllĂ€ jotain niin uskomatonta… Ekana iltana New Yorkissa kĂ€vin tapani mukaan vaan ruokaostoksilla ja tĂ€llĂ€ kertaa kĂ€velin myös siellĂ€ Hudson-joen rannalla meidĂ€n hotellin takana. MeidĂ€n hotelli on siinĂ€ ihan WTC:n nurkilla niin siitĂ€ on lyhyt matka sinne rantaan, mutta eipĂ€ ollu tullut ennen kĂ€ytyĂ€! Tosi kivalta siellĂ€ nĂ€ytti!

Toisena pÀivÀnÀ nÀin mun kaveria, joka on vasta muuttanut New Yorkiin työkeikalle. KÀytiin hakeen aamupalaa mukaan ja mentiin Central Parkiin istuskelemaan ja syömÀÀn. Sen jÀlkeen kÀveleskeltiin puistossa jonkun aikaa ja sitten mentiin vielÀ kahville ennenkuin mun piti lÀhtÀ hotellille pÀin. Tuon kaupungin metro on kyllÀ aikamoinen sekamelska vÀlillÀ. Nytkin kun olin menossa Times Squarelta takas hotellille, metro lÀhtikin eri raiteelta, kuin mitÀ opasteissa kerrotaan. Sitten siinÀ matkalla metro ei pysÀhtynytkÀÀn monella asemalla, vaan ajeli vaan ohi. Onneksi sentÀÀn pysÀhtyi mun pysÀkillÀ! YhtÀ lailla siellÀ paikallisetkin katseli ihmeissÀÀn ympÀrilleen. Sitten vielÀ kun nousin pois metrosta, osaan vaunuista meni jotkut vartijat huuteleen jotain tulevista pysÀkeistÀ tai jotain ja taas kauhea hÀssÀkkÀ, koska suurin osa ihmisistÀ ei kuullut mitÀ ne huusi. TÀytyy siis aina varata ihan reilusti aikaa, jos tulee jotain yllÀtyksiÀ matkalla.

Aamulla kun tulin kotiin nukuin muutaman tunnin ja tuossa vÀlillÀ olikin ihan normaali olo, mutta nyt alkaa vÀsymys todenteolla painaa. Taidankin tÀstÀ seuraavaksi mennÀ nukkumaan. Kivaa viikon alkua!

New York – Hello! This morning I came back home from New York and here are a few pictures from the trip. Even though it was cloudy it was still warm and kind of summery, which was very nice. The weather in Finland this summer is just unbelievable… (+10 degrees and rain right now). In the first evening there I went to buy some food, like always, and this time I also went for a little walk by the Hudson river behind our hotel. Our hotel is right by the WTC so the river is very close, but still this was the first time I actually went there. I was very pretty there!

On the second day I met with my friend, who recently moved to New York for a job. We went to get some breakfast and walked to Central Park to sit down and eat. After that we walked a little around the park and then we went for a coffee before I had to return to the hotel. The NY metro is a mess sometimes. Like yesterday when I was leaving from Times Square, the metro used a different track that was said in the signs. Then on the way the metro didn’t stop on many stops, but just went by. Luckily it did stop on my stop! Also the locals seemed confused. And just went I got out of the metro, some guards stepped into some of the cars and started shouting something about the next stops. And again a huge hassle because half of the people didn’t hear what they said. I have learned to leave enough time for the ride, if any surprises come.

In the morning when I came home I slept for a few hours and I felt quite normal after that. But now the tiredness is kicking in hard! I think I will go to bed soon. Have a nice beginning of the week!

 

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Good night from New York – PikapĂ€ivitys NykistĂ€! Saavuttiin hotellille muutama tunti sitten ja pikku lepohetken jĂ€lkeen lĂ€hin kĂ€ymÀÀn ruokakaupassa. VĂ€hĂ€n taas innostuin kĂ€ppĂ€ileen enemmĂ€nkin ja nyt kyllĂ€ olo on sen mukainen! Nyt syön vaan salaattini loppuun ja sitten suihkun kautta unille.

Good night from New York – Quick update from New York! We arrived to the hotel a few hours ago and after a little break I left to do some food shopping. Well, I got a little carried away again and walked around a little more and now I really feel it in my whole body! Now I will just finish my salad, take a shower and go to sleep.

 

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