An Interview with Rookie Stewardess Annick Suplicy
An Interview with Rookie Stewardess Annick Suplicy
What is your star sign?
> Capricorn
- Where do you come from?
> Born is Spain, raised in Brazil.
- Where do you call home now?
> Well… my family lives in Brazil, but since this January I’ve been living in Spain.
- How long have you worked in the super yacht industry?
> For 10 months.
- What are your biggest accomplishments?
> I’m junior so nothing big happened yet, but I guess being invited to temporarily work in another boat of my owner in the Seychelles!
- Can you work under pressure?
> I assume is very hard. I still have to control my bad mood.
- What is the most difficult situation you have faced?
> Dropping my Biological Sciences course because I was unhappy without knowing what to do after.
- What are your pet hates?
>People being ironic to me; people chewing with mouth open; others shouting or being loud; people slamming doors.
- Tell me about the last time you felt anger on the job
> When a few other crew started whinging (just for the sake of whinging) about some organization improvements I implemented.
- What do you do in your spare time?
> I’m in a very low energy moment of my life, so I’m being quite lazy an staying indoors too much. But I love going out for a good dinner; whenever the opportunity shows, I go diving or snorkelling.
- What makes you laugh?
> Good times with friends! And booze… with friends!
- What would you like to be doing five years from now?
> I see myself bein a chief stew or purser in a great boat with good rotation, which would allow me to travel a lot.
- Where would be your favourite holiday destination and why?
> This doesn’t exist… favorite… I love too many places. But maybe I’d say I prefer the seaside. So wherever I find a good breeze, sun, good diving and amazing food, I’m in.
- Where do like to shop?
> Small local shops with good produced locally.
- Can you recommend a service or product that may be helpful to Super yacht Stewardesses?
> Too newbie yet to give advices.
- What do you enjoy most about your job?
> The unique combination of a hospitality job that allows me to move a lot and meet new places and people around the world.
- What specific training was required to obtain this job?
> Since my position is junior Housekeeper, apart from the STCW 95 and ENG1, nothing extra was demanded. But I invested in a 5-day Interior Course.
An Interview with Rookie Stewardess Annick Suplicy
- Can you tell me some vocabulary or terminology specific to your job?
> Cannot think of…
- What type of reading do you do on a daily basis?
> Health blogs, news, and some of my fiction e-books
- If you could go back and change something related to your education or your life as a student what would you change or what would you do differently?
> I’m not sure if I would change anything… although I dropped Biology on the second year of Uni, graduated in Product Design and worked only 2 and a half years in the area, I feel that these experiences made me know myself better and led me to the place I’m now – and I’m really happy!
- What inspires you?
>Traveling for sure! In between the ligns means the experiences I have while being in a new place, being exposed to new culture, language and people. The best thing in the world.