Heading into class.
Arrival.
Going out of class.
Attending classes in college can be stressful. Heading into class. There are to-do’s almost every day, every week of the semester which makes a regular schedule appear packed. Going out of class.
Managing one’s work life in aviation
requires planning and flexibility. Departure. Working in a high-risk
environment and being dependent to a duty plan can be stressful. Arrival.
The semester starts with a week of
talking about the syllabus and the course requirements. Departure. As a
student, you ask oneself during that time of the semester, what is the workload
going to be. Seeing what is required for the next three months can leave you
feeling overwhelmed in the beginning. Arrival. Additionally, as a sports
student, there are mandatory classes you are required to take practicing
various sports. Which means you are sore the next days because you are not used
to the activities doing sports you have never done before. Departure. Still, it
may seem exhausting, but it is fun. Arrival. After the classes, you can spend
time with other students on campus while doing even more sports on the beach
volleyball court for example. Departure. Arrival.
It’s the 23rd of the
month. You are patiently waiting for the duty plan to be published to see what
the next month holds for you. The first day of work could be the 1st
which is in seven days, and you still have no idea of how this could look like.
Heading into class. When is the wake-up call in a week going to be? Where are
you going to spend your layovers? You cannot stop refreshing the page. Nothing.
Going out of class. Finally, it is published, and you can plan your next month.
After looking at the duty plan, you realize that your flights for the months
collide with 2 group meeting, 1 seminar and 2 parties…
Departure.
Arrival. Departure. Arrival. Heading into class. Going out of class. Departure.
Arrival.
Heading into class. Going out of class. Heading into class. Going out of class.
Departure. Arrival. Heading into class. Going out of class. Departure. Arrival.
The first weeks are behind you. Now,
you know how the semester has impacted your life so far. Luckily, you get to
spend time with the other students that became your friends over the past
years. Departure. Still, there’s much reading or practice needed to fulfill the
requirements of all classes. Which means your afternoons are packed with work.
Arrival. Departure. Arrival.
Heading into class. Going out of
class. Departure. Arrival. Heading into class. Going out of class. Heading into
class. Going out of class. Departure. Arrival. Heading into class. Going out of
class. Departure. Arrival. Heading into class. Going out of class. Heading into
class. Going out of class.
It’s Saturday, 1:55 a.m. and your
alarm goes off. Now you have one hour and 15 minutes to get to the airport. You
are walking into the bathroom, put some make-up on and get dressed. Luckily,
you prepared your flight kit the day before, right before you went to bed at
8:00 p.m., to get some sleep before heading to Spain and back. Your friends are
sending you pictures of them being out in the bars wanting you to join them.
But instead, you’re having breakfast in the car while driving to the airport.
Its 3:25 a.m. and the briefing begins. Departure. Arrival. Its 1:15 p.m. and
you can drive home. The second after you entered the apartment and took a
shower, you fall into bed and sleep till 5:00 p.m. You planned a meeting with
your presentation group at 6:00 p.m., so that is what comes next today.
Heading into class. Going out of class. Heading into class. Going out of class. Heading into class. You managed to prepare your first presentation in one class. You feel relieved after finishing it. Going out of class. Departure. Arrival. Heading into class. Going out of class. Departure. Arrival. Heading into class. Going out of class. Heading into class. Going out of class. Departure. You’re finally heading to your favorite destination for the first time this year. You couldn’t be in a better mood to spend some days at the beach. Arrival. Heading into class. Going out of class. Heading into class. It is hot today, and you are out on the running court to practice for your 1.5 km run. This day is going to be exhausting. Going out of class. Heading into class. Going out of class. Departure. Arrival. Heading into class. Going out of class. Departure. Today, your fight has a three-hour delay because the ground staff is fighting to receive more money, but the guest want to get to their destination. Arrival. Heading into class. Going out of class. Heading into class. Going out of class. Departure. Arrival.
Luckily, you were able to receive
the vacation you requested to focus more on the final weeks of classes. You
have two weeks off which makes you able to focus on the final exams,
presentations, and papers. Heading into class. Going out of class. Heading into
class. Going out of class. You receive multiple calls from the scheduling team
asking you if it is manageable for you to work tomorrow because the summer
months are the ones that are the most stressful in aviation and they need their
staff. Due to the fact that your schedule is packed at the end of the semester,
you have to refuse all calls. Heading into class. Going out of class. Heading
into class. Going out of class. Heading into class. Going out of class.
Finally, it is the last day of the
semester, and your last exam is over. Heading into class. Going out of class.
You’re looking forward on more than two months of vacation. You check your duty
plan and ask yourself, what’s next. Departure. Arrival. Summer is the most
stressful time in aviation, so you’re working more than you are, due to your
contract, required to. Departure. Arrival. Departure. Arrival. Departure.
Arrival.
As soon as the summer fades into
fall and aviation starts to relax a little bit – the new semester starts.
Welcome to my life as Katrin Latza. Departure.
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