i finally became a flight attendant at a small airline. first, i had to overcome the rigorous training. during the cabin announcement training, the instructor shook my body vigorously to simulate turbulence. next was the rescue training. to instill a sense of crisis, the instructor performed mouth-to-mouth resuscitation on me. then came maintenance. a veteran mechanic used my body as a stand-in for the aircraft to teach me oil checks... and after all my efforts, i went to hawaii on my first flight but...