new day one

yesterday me and two of my main street friends were in paradise. we went to epcot and explored even more. during the time there, we went and ate lunch (slash dinner) at an italian restaurant. lord have mercy. focusing on the menu was near to impossible as every single man working there (who are real italians) were beyond attractive. we were like kids in a candy store, beyond excited. we sat there, more than content, eating our lunch with goofy smiles on our faces. we also went to germany, where even more cute guys were hiding in the shops in the back. we were all giddy with excitement, not even caring about any other countries other than those two. but of course, the day wouldn't be complete without me embarrassing myself. multiple times. one time i yelled out "where's marco?!" who is this guy i remembered seeing in italy last time i went to epcot, and of course, as soon as i said his name, he walked right past, greeting us with a lovely "ciao, regazzi." secondly, i was looking at some beaded bracelets, and i pulled the entire shelf down. my friends obviously could have helped me, but they stood up laughing at me, while i struggled to get all the bracelts back on the shelf. thirdly, i walked straight into a pole, hitting my head. but after eighteen years, i am quite accustomed to embarrassing myself in public accidentally, that i was barely even phased. friends of mine were going out last night, and of course, the only day i had training for my new job super early in the morning was this morning, so i was a good girl, and went to bed early.

waking up at six am this morning was brutal, but i took it well, and only snoozed my alarm twice. i got ready in my new costume and headed off to my first day of training. i was early and was the only person training for peco's billl/tortuga tavern. peco's bill is the main restaurant i'll be working at, one of the top five busiest restaurants in the world apparently, which is in frontierland. tortuga tavern is in adventureland, opposite pirates of the caribbean. backstage, they are very close to each other, and i'll wear the same costume for both. today i trained for tortuga, and i started in the kitchen, where i learned to prep some very easy things that they serve. then i moved to the counter outside, where there are like four different tasks i had to learn, and believe it or not, getting the drinks orders was the most challenging. you have to be very quick and know when to clear the computer screen in time to show that you've completed an order and know how to distinguish the cups right so that everyone else knows which drink is which. that was definitely the toughest part. everything is so drastically different from main street, especially the break room. in the main street break room, there are tons of big tables, tons of vending machines and a little store to buy microwavable food and other things that you can't get in the vending machines. in the peco's break room, there are two vending machines, six little tables and a bathroom with one toilet. main street had a huge bathroom with many toilets. i'm sure i will get the hang of things soon and will like it soon. a cool thing about working at tortuga, is that we have the option to get a scar painted on our faces, to keep the theming of pirates going. i can't guarantee that i will always do that, because working in the counter gets pretty hot since all the heaters are on too keep the food warm. but it does look pretty cool.

the best part of my day was when i was leaving, i was walking in the tunnel (which is a long walk,) and a guy in a little car thing that transports goods (don't know what it's called,) offered me a ride. so that was exciting.

i have the day off tomorrow, besides a couple hours of class in the middle of the day, but i'm still nervous for day two of training, which is actually in peco's bill. but fingers crossed it will be alright. i miss main street but am looking forward to all the new beginnings...