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My Job is
Special!


For most people, a job means they get up at 7:00 am and drive to work by 8:30 or 9:00 am.  Later, they have lunch at noon, and then they start work again at 1:00 pm.  Finally, they finish work at about 5:00 pm and then go home and have dinner with their family.  That kind of job is okay for most people, but my job is special and I love it!  I’m a commercial airline pilot.  That means I don’t drive to work, I fly!  In fact, I fly to many different destinations in the world and I have friends in many countries.  Usually, I fly between countries in Asia, North America and South America.  It’s not surprising, then, that my best friend lives in Japan and we stay in touch by Facebook and e-mail – when I’m in Tokyo, he always invites me to have dinner with him and his family.  In fact, my favorite food is sushi.  Another good friend of mine – Gustavo – lives in Brasilia.  That’s the capital city of Brazil.  Gustavo and I love to watch football games together when I visit.  Is my job perfect?  No, it’s not.  Because I fly across many different time zones, I sometimes go to bed at 2:00 am.  At other times, I go to bed at 2:00 pm.  That kind of schedule isn’t easy.  In addition, my job often separates me from my wife and two children.  They live in New York and often I am many thousands of miles away. Sometimes I miss them very much.  However, I think I have an exciting job.  And my kids think it’s great that I can say, “Hello” in eighteen different languages:  “Ni hao,” “Anyoung haseyo,” “Konnichiwa,” “Bonjour,” ….
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