From the title you can pretty much guess what this entry is about. Yesterday at 11AM I officially finished my Disney College Program for the spring 2009. How sad :( My last day of work (as a CP) was on Wednesday. Knowing that I am staying in Florida and staying with Disney (for the time being anyway) made my last day way less sad than it would have been if i was leaving to go back home, but what was most sad was a couple of my friends leaving to go back home to their own ..countries. They will be greatly missed.
Anyway, I got switched over to being a seasonal employee which means I have to work at least 2 days a month to stay on board. Thats easy. While I'm in the process of finding a new full time job I can get scheduled and pick up shifts which isn't the best because there's no guarantee of any hours, but it's better than not having ANY money. Next week I picked up two shifts that were approved and I picked up a third shift but it hasn't appeared on my schedule online yet so once that is on there i'll have a total of 25 hours. Not alot considering I am used to the usual 40 hour work week but for picking up all these shifts it's not really bad.
Anyway, before I close up this blog I'd like to give my final thoughts on the Disney College Program, since that is what this blog is all about.
Going in to this experience I expected a lot of things. I expected that I would come to Disney and have the most unforgettable experience. I expected to make tons of friends from all over the world and absolutely love everything about my job and I also expected that in five months I'd come back home and go back to living my life the way it was before...because I'll admit my life was pretty darn good. I had an amazing family and the greatest friends ever and I truly loved everything about my job and school. Well my experience differed a little from what I was expecting. I wound up not really making that many friends; sure I enjoyed my co-workers and we had a couple get togethers at my place but they aren't my best friends forever. I had expected to have great room mates but I wound up having some of the shittiest room mates ever. I fell in love. I met the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with. I've started my life with him already. I moved to Florida with no looking back at my life in Michigan. I came down here for an internship, to learn a little about myself and about life and came down only to go back to say ''Well, that was fun, but it's time to get back to what I was in the middle of doing before''. Instead my whole life changed completely.
For those who are thinking about doing the Disney College Program, i'd say it's a wonderful opportunity to learn. You learn about yourself and about the world. I know I sure did. I learned that women are harder to live with than men. I learned that no matter how much you try to go out of your way for someone it's never enough. I learned that the less money someone spends on a vacation the more they expect out of you. I learned if you want to go camping don't come to Disney World. About myself, I learned that I can do things on my own. I am self sufficient. I am responsible (well, not in all aspects but I do try). And with that, as a hospitality student and worker in the industry, I have become stronger and more knowledgable. I can now deal with the most difficult of guests, try to assist with ridiculous commands (yes, commands) and not take things personally when I'm being shouted at for absurd things.
Well, that about wraps up this entry. I will probably continue to use this blog even though I created it strictly for the college program only; quite obviously I wrote about a lot more than just that and I enjoy writing entries every now and then. So do expect me to continue writing. Thanks for reading..have a magical day.
Anyway, I got switched over to being a seasonal employee which means I have to work at least 2 days a month to stay on board. Thats easy. While I'm in the process of finding a new full time job I can get scheduled and pick up shifts which isn't the best because there's no guarantee of any hours, but it's better than not having ANY money. Next week I picked up two shifts that were approved and I picked up a third shift but it hasn't appeared on my schedule online yet so once that is on there i'll have a total of 25 hours. Not alot considering I am used to the usual 40 hour work week but for picking up all these shifts it's not really bad.
Anyway, before I close up this blog I'd like to give my final thoughts on the Disney College Program, since that is what this blog is all about.
Going in to this experience I expected a lot of things. I expected that I would come to Disney and have the most unforgettable experience. I expected to make tons of friends from all over the world and absolutely love everything about my job and I also expected that in five months I'd come back home and go back to living my life the way it was before...because I'll admit my life was pretty darn good. I had an amazing family and the greatest friends ever and I truly loved everything about my job and school. Well my experience differed a little from what I was expecting. I wound up not really making that many friends; sure I enjoyed my co-workers and we had a couple get togethers at my place but they aren't my best friends forever. I had expected to have great room mates but I wound up having some of the shittiest room mates ever. I fell in love. I met the person I'm going to spend the rest of my life with. I've started my life with him already. I moved to Florida with no looking back at my life in Michigan. I came down here for an internship, to learn a little about myself and about life and came down only to go back to say ''Well, that was fun, but it's time to get back to what I was in the middle of doing before''. Instead my whole life changed completely.
For those who are thinking about doing the Disney College Program, i'd say it's a wonderful opportunity to learn. You learn about yourself and about the world. I know I sure did. I learned that women are harder to live with than men. I learned that no matter how much you try to go out of your way for someone it's never enough. I learned that the less money someone spends on a vacation the more they expect out of you. I learned if you want to go camping don't come to Disney World. About myself, I learned that I can do things on my own. I am self sufficient. I am responsible (well, not in all aspects but I do try). And with that, as a hospitality student and worker in the industry, I have become stronger and more knowledgable. I can now deal with the most difficult of guests, try to assist with ridiculous commands (yes, commands) and not take things personally when I'm being shouted at for absurd things.
Well, that about wraps up this entry. I will probably continue to use this blog even though I created it strictly for the college program only; quite obviously I wrote about a lot more than just that and I enjoy writing entries every now and then. So do expect me to continue writing. Thanks for reading..have a magical day.
