The Museum Of Flight

I've always found aviation as one of the most fascinating inventions that men had ever built. It is without any doubt the industry that revolutionized our lives forever. Think about it, in 1920 you would have to take a ship for 3 days and 12 hours to cross the Atlantic ocean. That's 84 hours in total. In 1996 the Concord flew from London to New York in just 2 hours and 52 minutes flying at supersonic speed. To blow your mind even further with these facts, the Concorde's Maximum Operating Cruise Speed was 1350mph, that's even faster than Earth rotation.

In 2015, I decided to move to the US to pursue my education, I didn't hesitate a moment and chose to move to the Pacific Northwest, precisely to Washington State. Home of Boeing and all the big tech companies. I was lucky enough to have met a roommate who is a student pilot for small airplanes. Spending time with him has increased my passion for the miracle of flying. We often fly above the beautiful city of Seattle and the islands in the Puget Sound area and watch the sunset from thousands of feet in the sky. I decided that I wanted to pursue my love and interest in aviation, so I applied for an internship as a volunteer at the Museum of Flight in Seattle.

On July 2, 2017, I started my first day working as an Aviation Pavilion Ambassador. I spent the entire day going through training and shadowing other volunteers. Since my job was to help visitors when they ask me questions, I was given a binder that contained all the necessary information of each aircraft. My commute from Auburn to Seattle was very long so I would always bring that binder with me to keep me busy. Despite that long commute, I always felt very excited and couldn’t wait to be inside the Air Force One. That was the plane that belonged to John F. Kennedy. That's just one of the 20 airplanes on the display.

On a regular day, I was stationed inside 5 aircraft in total: The Concorde, Boeing 787, 747, 727, and the Air Force One.When it gets busy and I would monitor the traffic to make sure everyone is safe. A kid one day ran through the plexiglass that protected the airplane seats and he hurt himself. In some aircraft with a narrow body like the Concorde, we let 10 visitors go in at a time.

At the Museum of Flight, I got to meet and socialize with the rest of the volunteers and I made friends. Sianha, Mina, and Pierre were the closest friends to me. They all have different backgrounds and they have something special in them. Besides spending the entire day inside iconic aircraft and communicating with my group on a walkie-talkie; which was cool, there were so many other cool perks at the museum.

I'm a very sociable person and I enjoy talking to people so it was very interesting to meet and interact with visitors from all around the world. Most visitors come from other states or other countries and when I ask them they say they're in Seattle for the summer vacation. Sometimes I find it strange and bittersweet that I will not ever see those visitors in the future.I also enjoyed receiving an employee discount at the gift shop so I got some nice souvenirs for myself and my friends at a discounted price.
I think that the highlights of this whole experience is being very close to the F/A18 Hornets Blue Angles during the Seafair. I will dedicate a whole post for that event as it is one of my favorites.