Last weekend I took a trip to Florida for my best friend's wedding (I was maid of honor!) and it was such a great time. I left from the Greensboro airport Thursday morning and returned to HPU Sunday night. During my flight home I became anxious and couldn't find anything to do while I was on the plane. After all, I had already read two magazines and everything in the seat pocket in front of me. I didn't bring any of my homework with me because I had no extra room to carry books along, considering it costs an extra $20 to check luggage these days.
So, I wondered if there was any homework I could do without a computer or a textbook and then Feature Writing popped in my head. That's it! I could work on our assignment to observe a live performance and it turned out to work perfectly. I began taking notes from the moment I got on the plane to the moment I got off. I had a connecting flight from Charlotte to Greensboro which ended up working in my favor. I didn't have to switch planes, the one I was on was the same one that was heading to Greensboro. What are the odds that the one time I'm closely observing a flight attendant, I end up getting a peek behind the scenes. I was able to get even more description for my article since I got to see what happens once all the passengers emptied the plane. Many of us only share a limited amount of time with flight attendants-- from departure to arrival. But, I got the inside scoop. :)
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Justina,
ReplyDeletesounds like an innovative idea for a performance piece, I can't wait to read it. It also goes to show you that there's a lot we can describe if we just stop and observe. There are a lot of people who perform around us and we just don't pay attention, everything from a janitor to a salesperson in a grocery store, etc.