Going to America

In 1961, I had left Germany for London to discover the world. Now it was five years since I had lived in England, but I didn’t see a future there. Every year I had to re-register at the Home Office with a letter of employment. It was unsettling. It did not make me feel secure.

Even though I loved flying on the STC company plane, I knew that I needed to move on. America looked like a possibility, so I decided to apply with PAN AM and TWA (Trans World Airlines) for flight attendant training. I learned that a nursing certificate was a major plus with airlines in the 60’s. They were also looking for foreign language skills. So, after going through several interviews, tests, and physicals, I was hired by TWA for training as flight attendant.

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