Hello all!
I was just reading through the latest introductions and thought to myself "I still haven't done one of them, I'd better get on to it!". I haven't done it before because I am a bit shy
and I also think "what could I say that hasn't already been said", but here I am! So bear with me, please 
I've joined a while back, but life got in the way and I only sporadically dropped by, to read a thread or two... Then work slowed down for a while and there were many days and late nights spent reading through the boards, taking it all in, as well as enjoying the trip reports, the photos, the advice and the humor that fills the threads. Before I knew it, I jumped from VA Red to Gold (150 points shy of Platinum as we speak), got a status match from Avianca and I accumulated over 400K VFF points (which we'll hopefully be able to redeem for a nice trip at some point).
When I first joined the craze, my husband used to look at me a bit strange, and always complained when I was insisting that we use certain cards for certain expenses, but... nothing beat the expression on his face when we first walked through the VA Premium entry and straight up to the lounge.
He was like one big, happy child, and with each trip and perk (express pass, priority boarding, seating at the front of the plane, etc) his grin only grows larger. Of course, he is now the one making sure he uses the best card in each situation 
I could only achieve this due to the wonderful support and tips on the forums, so a big THANK YOU goes to all the wonderful AFFers out there! This is such a great community!
When points and status credits started pilling up, I got very excited and I started talking to other people about it, but most people quickly switch off when they realise there is a bit of work involved... so I have stopped. I hope that, the more I travel and the more I learn, I will be able to contribute to the forum here, and pay it forward! Thank you for having me!
I was just reading through the latest introductions and thought to myself "I still haven't done one of them, I'd better get on to it!". I haven't done it before because I am a bit shy
and I also think "what could I say that hasn't already been said", but here I am! So bear with me, please I've joined a while back, but life got in the way and I only sporadically dropped by, to read a thread or two... Then work slowed down for a while and there were many days and late nights spent reading through the boards, taking it all in, as well as enjoying the trip reports, the photos, the advice and the humor that fills the threads. Before I knew it, I jumped from VA Red to Gold (150 points shy of Platinum as we speak), got a status match from Avianca and I accumulated over 400K VFF points (which we'll hopefully be able to redeem for a nice trip at some point).
When I first joined the craze, my husband used to look at me a bit strange, and always complained when I was insisting that we use certain cards for certain expenses, but... nothing beat the expression on his face when we first walked through the VA Premium entry and straight up to the lounge.
He was like one big, happy child, and with each trip and perk (express pass, priority boarding, seating at the front of the plane, etc) his grin only grows larger. Of course, he is now the one making sure he uses the best card in each situation I could only achieve this due to the wonderful support and tips on the forums, so a big THANK YOU goes to all the wonderful AFFers out there! This is such a great community!
When points and status credits started pilling up, I got very excited and I started talking to other people about it, but most people quickly switch off when they realise there is a bit of work involved... so I have stopped. I hope that, the more I travel and the more I learn, I will be able to contribute to the forum here, and pay it forward! Thank you for having me!
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