Welcome!

Welcome to my blog!

My name is Kylie Klein and I am from Salt Lake City, Utah. This year I am a writer/world-traveler/mountain climber. It's a lot to juggle, but I wouldn't change it for the world.

I love my life!

I am a flight attendant, which is a job I love! I can't imagine doing anything else for a living. I love being responsible for the safety of the passengers, and it's fun to visit different cities each week. During a typical working day I might have a bacon-and-egg breakfast in San Francisco, fried chicken lunch in San Antonio and deep-dish pizza for dinner in Chicago.

Wow, I'm surprised I'm not as a big as a house!

My job is great, however, the people, at times, can be incredibly difficult to deal with. Sometimes my co-workers have a bad day. Sometimes the airplane breaks. Sometimes the weather refuses to cooperate (making the passengers even more difficult to deal with). That being said, most flights run smoothly, and while most passengers behave like grown ups, the passengers who are bad can make my job really miserable. The passenger's bad behavior isn't only unfair to the gate agents and flight attendants, it's unfair to all of the “nice” passengers on board the aircraft.

Don't worry, bad passenger behavior will only be a small part of my blog. My blog is meant to be fun! I plan to share with you my experiences as a traveler, a dater, a writer, and a mountain climber. However I promise I will throw in crazy passenger stories here and there, (always purely for your entertainment). Trust me, you won't believe some of the things that happen!

I am a teen fiction author. I am currently seeking a publisher for my first book, “The Amazing Adventures of Mason Montgomery,” and I hope to see my first novel on bookshelves later this year. I am currently writing my second book, a follow up to “Amazing Adventures”. If you have teenagers, please have them join my Facebook page, they can follow my progress as my “Amazing Adventure” novels are published. I host a yearly writing competition for teens from 6th to 9th grades (cash prize of $100 for each grade's winner). You can find more information about the writing competition on my web site, www.kylieklein.com.

This year I have spearheaded the task of climbing to the top of both Mount Nebo (the peak above Mona, Utah) and Mount Timpanogos (the peak above Provo/Orem) in June. I have three climbing buddies and we are all actively preparing for our ascents. If you are a mountain climber, or if you have climbed any of these mountains, I would appreciate any tips or advice.

Of course I will also talk about my travels in my blog! This year I will be visiting Savannah, Georgia, Charleston SC, Wilmington NC, the Great Dismal Swamp, Washington DC, Philadelphia and New York City. Internationally I am planning to visit London, Tokyo and Manchu Picchu (assuming the flooded-out road is rebuilt before Fall). I have recently been to Venice, Florence, Milan and Paris which are all beautiful cities. Don't be surprised if travel tidbits about those trips show up in my blog as well.

So my followers know what to expect from my blog, each Sunday I will post a longer, meatier blog. I will post smaller blogs three to four times a week.

Be sure to check my blog next week, “To Call or Not to Call...”. I will share with you one of the most important dating tips I've ever learned AND because I refused to follow my own advice you will be mortified and embarrassed by the consequences of my impulsive behavior.

Until next week, remember,

Life's a Journey, Take Notes!