Story so far

Hi, Im new to this so please stay with me!!

I thought I would give you a bit of history to start with.

When I was 22 I left Scotland and went to work for Style villas in Portugal as a rep. I stayed with Style for 6yrs as a rep in Algarve & Madeira then a manager in Crete and Cyprus. After living out of a suitcase for 6yrs I decided I needed a base, a home. So I went back to Scotalnd and got a job in Glasgow. The job was in a call centre and I found it really really boring so much so that I handed in my notice with no other job to go to!! I had a part time job that could give me more hours until I found something else. My step brother (who lives in Dubai) was working with some big wigs at a cruise ship company so I gave him my CV to pass on. I dont know if he ever gave it to them but he did give it to his friends who ran a sailing school. They would be looking for someone in the office in a coupe of months. My step bro had a spare room and a spare car I could use!! So off I went to Dubai.

After a couple of quiet months in the office I started to get bored again! Nightmare! I had been looking at all airline sites and found that Emirates were holding an assessment day in Jan. I applied online and got invited to the assessment. Unfortunately I couldnt make it and asked them to put me on the next AD but they informed me that this would be the last one so I missed out! After all the fuss that happened with them taking back offers of employment im soo glad I didnt go! Next came an invite to Etihad's AD in Abu Dhabi in March. I made sure this time that nothig would stop me getting to the AD. Before I went I read all the forums and blogs I could find and they all really helped me, thankyou.

The day went well and a week later they emailed me advising me they were taking my application further, woo hoo. The only thing was on the email they put thankyou for attending the assessment in Sydney!!! After a wee panic they assured me they did mean to send me the email, phew. So now I am in the holding pool, waiting game. I read on one of the forums that people were starting to get phoned with dates, how exciting! One of the girls I met at the AD gave me a number to call to get a date for training. I built myself up to make the call and of course it went straight to answer phone, just my luck tehe. I called reception who gave me another number and I got through straight away, I feel sick by now. The lady said she would call me back the next day, so another sleepless night. The next day I got the call, woo hoo! I start training on the 18th Oct subject to medicals.

I received the medical forms that day and made an appointment with the Dubai London clinic, I found them to be the cheapest and most helpful. The dentist gave me a great deal, she said that Emirates crew get a special so she will give the same price for Etihad. I sent the forms back to Etihad and within a few days they had been cleared. So I am confirmed for the 18th oct!!

Since then I lost my job at the sailing school and had to come back to stay with my mum in Scotland. We have just been sailing for a week through the caledonian canal, they do it every year but it was my first time and I loved it. It couldnt have worked out better, I have a couple of monthe to spend with family and friends then back to Dubai to get ready to move to Abu Dhabi in Oct.

Well I hope that didnt bore you too much, I wanted to get you up to date with my story so far.