My Spiritual Journey on becoming Emirates Cabin Crew

& the adventures along the way...

Hi beautiful souls,

Welcome to my blog post about my personal journey towards becoming Cabin Crew with Emirates.

To begin with I would like to introduce the time where the idea was planted and manifested in my mind.

My spiritual awakenings in Bali and India 💕

My Yoga Teacher Training in Indonesia opened my eyes,

My 4 week adventure through India opened my mind,

but my Dharma Healing Awakening 14 day fast in Bali re programmed my subconscious and birthed new life 🦋

It lead me to believe anything is possible.

I’ve always had a thing for travelling and been drawn to the Cabin Crew life.

My passion lies with health, nature, healing, energy, universal wisdom, YOGA and Meditation but my soul is wild and free and craves adventure, change, diversity and freedom.

The duality of life.

During a meditation in March 2019 I attended a Dharma healing retreat in Ubud, Bali.

This was run by a wonderful woman Hillary Han, Co-Founder and Director of Dharma Healing International.

In this program located at the Yoga Barn in Ubud we were taken on a spiritual journey to awaken to our spiritual highest potential.

To let go of toxicity through the mind, body and emotions through fasting.

Daily lectures in Bio-Spiritual Nutrition, whole person ecology, fasting, Dharma, whole food nutrition, astrology, colonic health and all things mindful.

I was fasting.

Yes, fasting.

My very first FAST.

Without food for 10 days.

With a chosen additional 2 days to make 14 in total.

12 days of juice and soup and then 2 days of coconut water fasting.

It was life changing. Daily meditation, yoga, flushing the body of waste and toxins, massages, cacao ceremonies, ecstatic dance, riding my scooter freely through the town of Ubud and the Monkey Forrest.

Time alone and time with amazing people.

Connecting to more than just my soul but letting go of so much than no longer served me.

Things I had been holding onto emotionally that were physically weighing me down.

I was reborn.

My mind was clear, my body was shedding layers upon layers.

I cried tears whilst I experienced suppressed emotions that I had held on to for so long, bubble up as I allowed them to be set free.

Things inside of me were changing, my hunger for food had dissipated and suddenly I felt alive,

I felt free.

I felt wholesome and connected, liberated and high on the fruitful flavours of life in Bali...

My mind was clear again.

One night while I was meditating,

I had a strong vision of a red plane flying over my head.

I come out of Yoga remembering this vision so clearly.

I was staying in the cutest little Balinese bungalow by myself.

I come out of Yoga remembering this vision so clearl.

I had been craving a retreat for myself for so long.

My soul was crying for a break to breathe, be one with nature and heal. A full immersion experience.

An intervention.

My soul felt at home.

I switched my phone off aeroplane mode later that evening after the Meditation.

I had a message from a friend who was working for An International Airline.

He notified me that they were taking applications.

I laughed at the coincidence.

I finished the remainder of my Spiritual Retreat in Bali.

Returning with a clear mind and in a peaceful state.

I was happy.

I had a glow.

People were stopping me throughout the day to tell me about this glow.

I explain this time of my life as, 'Spiritual Rebirth'.

"A turning point of spiritual enlightenment beginning to take off into a new life".

It became obviously aware to me during one of my nights in Bali.

It was night in Bali and there was a deep and heavy energy electric storm.

It felt powerful and It rumbled within every molecule of my being.

I remember as if it were yesterday.

I stood in the rain and closed my eyes feeling the water droplets cleansing down my skin as I stared up at the full moon, glowing big and radiating above me.

I was alone, I was meant to go to a yoga class but it was raining so hard and I only had a motorbike and helmet.

Instead I used the time to relax and read in my little bohemian cottage.

I didn't get reception in my little bungalow so it was the perfect time to continue my solitude and grow in peace.

The thunder roared throughout the evening and the rain poured down.

I could hear the water gushing around my bungalow.

Thoughts crept in worrying a little that I might get swept away in the water or my roof might blow off.

If you have ever experienced an Indonesian Ubud storm then I feel you will understand.

The spiritual land of Bali believe in storms being the thunder of the gods.

Their is a symbolic spiritual meaning for everything, every night and every phase of the moon.

This was epic.

Instead of being scared or putting fear into my lack of reception and that I was very much all by myself, I surrendered and listened to the droplets of rain hitting the ground and drifted off to sleep.

This morning when I woke the sky was blue and the sun was shining and this beautiful flower had emerged from outside my bungalow. The colours of the most beautiful pink which is my favourite colour and inside a blossoming and radiating sun ☀️ Oh my heart!

The Lotus Flower grows in muddy water, and it is this environment that gives forth the flowers first and most literal meaning: rising and blooming above the murk to achieve enlightenment.

The lotus is symbolic of purity of the body, speech, and mind as while rooted in the mud, its flowers blossom on long stalks as if floating above the muddy waters of attachment and desire. It is also symbolic of detachment as drops of water easily slide off its petals.

The mud represents an importance in the meaning of the lotus flower. All humans are born in a world where there is suffering. This suffering is a vital part of the human experience. It makes us stronger and teaches us to resist the temptation of evil. When we banish evil thoughts from our mind we are able to break free of the muddy water and become enlightened.

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The mud shows us who we are and teaches us to choose the right path over the easy one.

Finally, the lotus flower represents rebirth, both in a figurative and a literal sense. The rebirth can be a change of ideas, the dawn after one's darkest day, a renaissance of beliefs or the abaity to see past wrongs.

“In the garden of my heart, the flowers of peace bloom beautifully”. Thich Nhat Hanh

Something truly magical is happened here... 🙏🏽

Lotus Flower 🌷

The Flower Of Life ✡️

I flew home that evening and without sleep when I landed I went straight to my laptop and spent a good few hours fixing my resume and submitting it online.

Then the waiting game.

This International had not hired for many years, especially in Brisbane so I was certain the applicants would be an outstanding amount.

What will be will be. I said to myself ☺️

But I started to manifest.

I started visualising and then I started really believing I would get this opportunity and travel the world.

I started cutting pieces of magazines of places I wanted to discover and putting them on a Manifestation board.

I was ready for change and every part of my body was urging me to take the leap.

Soon I received an email notification that I had processed to the next step and then a few weeks later to the next step again.

The interview 😍

I was excited. I knew a lot of people had applied, thousands actually.

So to even get an interview, I felt blessed.

One day I got up early to teach yoga.

The first class was 4:30am so I was up 3:30am to make it in time.

I came home after and decided to have a nap.

When I woke up I had a message come through that said, “Emirates”.

I rolled over and grabbed my phone.

Typed in ‘Emirates’.

To my surprise their was an Emirates Open Day the following day.

I had to google what an open day meant because I had not applied and I thought to attend you required an invitation.

By this time it was 2pm in the afternoon.

I drove to the shop down the road and got a French manicure. Went home and decided.

I think I’m going to go.

I couldn’t explain why and still can’t put my finger on it, but I was drawn to go.

So I listened to my intuition and 5am the following day was ready and on my way to Brisbane for the Open day.

Oh how the universe aligns.

Right?

Out of 350 people I stood their in front of everyone.

Dropped of my resume and went through each part of the day.

With an open mind.

After each section and group activity I would go to the wall of successful applicants and wonder if my number ‘8’ was there.

Time after time it was.

People left crying because they were unsuccessful.

It was confronting and I felt bad for them.

I was calm. I was myself. I was chilled out and friendly. I didn’t go above and beyond.

I was present.

Then the the day finally came to an end.

It was over 12 hours and came down to 5 lucky names to progress to the final online interviews.

I still couldn’t believe my luck 🦋

There I was with two incredible opportunities staring at me in the face.

I believe the universe is always testing us.

Providing us with different opportunities.

Urging us to grow and discover ourselves, our limits and the world.

I was going out of my mind trying to decide which opportunity I would take.

I could not believe they both came at the same time?

So I decided to go with them both and let the universe pan out the way it is supposed to.

My friend laughed.

He said, “What if you got both? That would be so funny. Two jobs people would die for and you are given the choice of both at the same time...”

My choice...

To move overseas to the Middle East and be a part of one of the largest and most incredible companies and airlines in the world - Emirates.

With a network of 250 counties.

Endorsed on the B777 and A380 biggest air crafts in the world with a cabin crew fleet of 12-18 crew. Meet and work with people from 303 different countries. Company supplied accommodation and a 3 year ticket to grow and explore the world.

Or

International Australian based airline based out of Sydney. Close to nature, friends and family. Incredible airline in one of the best counties in the world plus, home.

Australian Airline and opportunity to live a more normal life with the advantage of an amazing job and travel.

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I couldn’t decide.

So my soul chose the option that was the most outrageous obviously, lol.

I have never been one to really play it safe.

My soul was craving adventure and change and I thought, well while I am young...

Why not?

Emirates has an age limit and rarely hire people at mature ages so this was probably my last shot. That was my feeling anyway.

Where as the second option has a reputation for hiring mature experienced professionals and was definitely somewhere I could join at a later stage.

If you were offered an opportunity that could change your whole life in an instant...

Would you take it?

Or would you play it safe?

That is the question...

Life goes so quick.

In a blink of an eye.

Emirates was always a dream (one of many) of mine.

So was living in another country 😊

Some of my friends and family could not understand why I wanted to fly, but it was something that intrigued me.

I was drawn to it.

I felt like it was meant to be.

So followed my curiosities and it lead me to a path of colourful adventure.

It lead me to be a resident of the United Arab Emirates.

I became Emirates Cabin Crew.

I left my home in Australia to relocate and become a resident of the United Arab Emirates, Dubai on July 18 2019.

I successfully completed 8 weeks of Emirates Aviation College and after that graduated as an International Cabin Crew after a 6 month probationary period.

Graduation Day 25.12.2019

On Christmas Day 2019, I was most graciously Awarded the Emirates Service Excellence Award ‘Najm’ at the Emirates Training College in Dubai.

Emirates Service Excellence Award Najm

‘In recognition of bringing our service personality value of Personal and Considerate to life by displaying a high level of commitment, energy and dedication to your role which inspires and creates positivity through out the workforce and everyone you encounter.’

I became a part of a company with over 22 000 crew and 1000000 employees.

Emirates, the worlds largest international airline travelling to over 159 countries in the world.

The sky really was the limit...

The next adventure awaited... and boy was it WILD !

Batch 3606 - 5 Girls, 8 Boys, 13 Nationalities - One Love

MEXICO | BRAZIL | SPAIN | SLOVENIA | NORWAY | ROMANIA | ITALY | POLAND

IRELAND | LEBANON | AUSTRALIA | UKRAINE | TUNESIA

The All Famous - Image And Uniform Day

Emirates Image And Uniform Day - First Day in Full Uniform

The Burj Khalifa - Tallest Building In the WORLD

Dubai Desert <3 Summer 365 days a year ...

Definitely a bonus for meeee

Vienna - Austria

My very first Layover with Emirates...

Cebu - Philippeanes

Cebu - Phillapeans

Fontaine De Trevi - Rome, Italy

Probably the best Layover yet! 48 Hours In Rome, Italy.

Best of everything right here! So blessed, what amazing people to spend the trip with.

The Colleseum - This is what dreams are made of - Rome, Italy.

Red Wine and Cheese Pizza In Italy,Bucket List Things.

Honestly so happy I could have cried.

Real Italian Gelati in Italy. Happiness level 100 <3

Zagreb, Croatia

Acropolis - Athens, Greece

This was absolute magical. Thank You Greece.

The London Eye. 10 Years between visits. We went sightseeing, went food shopping at the cutest organic supermarket on Oxford street and then went to dinner and had the best Raman ever!!! YUM!

Christ Church New Zealand.

I was reunited with my beautiful cousins. It had been over 5 years and I got to spend an amazing 24 hours catching up with the most beautiful souls on this earth.

It is moments like these....

Sydney, Australia. This was the first time I touched down on Australian soil after 14 weeks (3.5 months) of living in Dubai. It was magic.

What was more magical is that I was reunited with this handsome man after a very long and challenging 3.5 months apart.

Oh Happy Days... we had 48 hours lol so quite literally just days.

Graduation Day on Christmas Day 25:12:2019

Today I graduated as Emirates International Cabin Crew. I also received the Service Excellence 'Najm' Award.

Plus this very special kind soul flew all the way from Australia to spend Christmas with me and watch me Graduate. Bless.

Happiest Heart Of All

Christmas Day 2019

This Christmas was a little bit different to the rest. No family, not many friends but we had each other... and a Buffett with unlimited Christmas Dinner, Drinks and Deserts... What more could you need?

New Years Eve 31-12-2019 Guanzhau, China.

I spend the countdown in my head in4 different time zones LOL.

I wished everyone A Happy New Years from back home in Australia and had a few tears in my hotel room... Sent my love to my family in England and then my friends in Dubai and the Middle East.

Then lastly I spend the actual countdown on the plane while standing in the Cabin just after the Safety Video Played

One of the Chinese Cabin Crew wished everyone on the plane the best wished for 2020. He then did the count down in English and in Chinese.

We all joined in, along with the whole plane.

It was quite beautiful actually...

A very happy moment that brought tears to my eyes.

God Bless.

What are the chances that my first month I was able to actually Bid that I bid to see my mum in London and I got it! (3 times lol, turned out London flights are quite easy to get and hard to get rid of haha)

I got to spend 2 nights hanging out with my dear and beautiful mum in London and catching up on 6 months of life.

It was beautiful and I cherished the moments.

Funny FACT: It was meant to be only 24 hours but it rained so much in Dubai, (AKA The Desert) that Dubai couldn't handle all the water and the rain caused so much Havoc that the airports shut down and cancelled most flights... and gave me an extra 24 hours with my mom. YAY!

Birmingham, England.

Would you believe that Birmingham is just 2 hours away from my home town where I was born and where my mom is from? 10 years since I was last in Birmingham and in England.

SURPRISE :) I was reunited with this lovely lady and my father.

After almost 10 years.

Well you know me, living in the moment.

Life is too short to live with with regrets.

My heart felt a little fuller after this trip.

Guanzouh - China

What a mental place... I LOVED it!

We took a train and found an epic market/ factory full of the most incredible designer things. I would happily travel here every few months to stock up on essentials. I got some really cool things and even came back a few months later and travelled by myself this time to the factory.

Algeria - Africa. Well the picture said it all. I opted out for the 'City' tour and decided to spend the afternoon walking along the beautiful beach front for sunset.

It reminded me of home and my soul was grateful to be there.

It just shows, don't listen to what people say because EVERYONE told me that this layover was no good and to swap off.

I had the best time ever :) gimme, gimme.

Mauritous - Africa

My HOME away from home... Okay, this destination tops it for one of the most incredible, naturally beautiful and magical places I have ever been.

This makes for the best layover ever.

This was actually the resort where we stayed and this view was from my window.

It was SO MUCH FUN. I fell involve with everything about Mauritous.

My soul felt at peace and at home. The seafood buffet was incredible. The bungalow was gorgeous and the water was actually this blue.

It was really MAGIC.

We all danced the night away.

I honestly had the best time ever and was so sad to leave and even more sad returning to Dubai and having 3 days off in the Desert longing to return,

12 months with Emirates.

35 Countries travelled and a whole lot more to come.

Some unforgettable moments and memories that have CHANGED MY LIFE.

This last picture was taken on my last flight before my annual leave vacation back home.

The first time I had been back home in 8 months...

I had 14

I would be here all day if I were to include everywhere I was fortunate enough to travel to and every experience in between.

But, here is a highlight of what a giant leap of FAITH in a whole different direction looks like.

I would be lying ALOT if I said it was easy,

It was the hardest thing I have EVER had to do.

When relocating from the Coastal towns of Australia to the Middle East, home sickness is REAL...

From growing up around laid back Australians mostly to then having to adjust to hundreds of different cultures and languages and suddenly having no-one speak your language natively - it is a shock.

But was it worth it.... HECK YES!

I would do it all over again, in a heart beat.

I've experienced more than I could have ever dreamed of in such a short time.

Been places I never even knew existed and made amazing friendships from ALL OVER the world.

How lucky am I...

So I thank the universe for guiding me here, for this experience that not only opened my eyes but opened my heart.

Follow your intuition, your curiosities, your soul...

It will not lead you astray.