For the past 27 years, I have been a flight attendant for Delta. The fact that I knew French completely changed this job for me. While most new flight attendants spend the first few years of their careers laying over in places like Omaha, I got to fly to Paris, Brussels or Montreal on a weekly basis. I was able to maintain friendships with people I knew living in Paris 25 years ago and use my language skills to explore new places, like Port au Prince and Dakar.