How to get a First Class Seat?

Some airlines upgrade passengers for free to first class. It is up to the gate agent to select those lucky individuals for a free first class upgrade to a $4,000 seat.
What can you do to nab one of those cushy seats? Nothing.
It is like winning the lottery. You are on the passenger list.

First Class Seats

Single First Class Seats

View from First Class

Rear View of First Class

Be kind to the gate agent. They decide whose naughty or nice. Gate agents take too many abuse from passengers. Smile.
Don't harass them or be rude. Give them  a little breathing room.
Respect their deadline. They are under pressure to ensure flights are boarded on time and closed out on time. Utilize your cell phone instead of the gate agent. Visit www.aa.com on your web-enabled mobile phone for your flight information.

Just think positive. Just visualize that first class seat! Here are some photos of our new aircraft the NexGen CRJ-700 with all new 65 comfy, cushy new seats. First class holds nine passengers. Meals are served only on certain flights.

Lucky First Class Flyer Unaccompanied Minor

Rear view of Coach Cabin

New Exit Row Coach Seats

New Leather Coach Seats 

Adjustable Headrests

MIA EAT PRAY LOVE VIDEO

Connecting with Eat Pray Love!

22 rue de Naples

After my flying the Detroit Shuttle yesterday, I decided to stop downtown to catch the movie Eat  Pray Love.  No I have not read the book yet. I know most people read the book and then see the movie. Well I am different. I am seeing the movie first then I will read the book.

I connected with Julia Roberts character Liz on so many levels.

My first connection was with the box. Her box of dreams, Liz collected photos and articles of all the places she wanted to visit.

I started creating my box of dreams after my sophomore year of high school. My sister and I were unable to go to Paris for spring break with Madame Susan Tartare's French class from Luther South. This was my defining moment to start collecting everything I could about Paris.  I began collecting the Chicago Tribune and Suntimes  Travel Section. I read travel articles about Paris. I watched the airfares and followed the currency (french franc).  Each time that Madame Susan Tartare show our french class about a film about Paris or France, I visualized myself there. This created a burning desire so deep inside of me. I focused on my dream for the seven years during high school and college.

The second connection I had with Liz was her description of feeling dead, no pulse. The experience of travel definitely brings one alive. That is the reason for me being a flight attendant. I feel alive when I view the beauty of earth from above. I feel alive when I interact with people of other cultures. I feel alive when I hear the languages of other tongues. Something resonates within my soul. I come alive. I feel the emotions of the languages spiritually connecting within me.

My third connection with Liz was that she was a woman traveling solo. I left my home two days after I graduated from Mundelein College to fly to Paris. I left solo. I did not know anyone in Paris. The only thing I knew was where I would be living for the next year. I had no friends, no job, nothing but my dreams. I chose to live at L'UNCF which is similar to a YWCA.

if you dream of traveling and desire to make your dream come true then attend the Sept. 14th "Meet Plan Go" conference about making travel dreams a reality visit   http://MeetPlanGo.com/ .

Please enjoy the photos from my return to Paris in October 2009.

The street where I lived as a student in Paris.

Naples Residence
Restaurant
Unionist
Library

Christian Union of Young Women

Doorway

Shop near the residence

Bakery where I shopped as a student.

Bakery

Pastries

Mother hooding french bakery bread

Butcher Shop near Naples Residence

Mother and son shopping at the Butcher

Courcelles Blvd.

Signs pointing to the St Lazare Train Station

Metro Sign

Woman going into the Metro

Villiers Metro Sign near Naples Residence

Monceau Hotel near Naples Residence