wonderful days

the past few days have been so wonderful. on monday, i went to the outlet with niza's family who is visiting her from mexico. they are such sweet people, and even though they couldn't really speak english, i love them. niza had to do some translating for the both of us. i told her i would come along, but i didn't want to spend any money. of course that didn't happen and i am so thankful that today was payday. meeting her family made me want to go to mexico even more! i definitely need to start saving for that trip. i have already started my research on flights. niza has been spending the time with her family at their resort, so i really miss her. my room feels so empty! and it's so strange, while i don't feel as if i'm responsible for her, the first night she was gone i kept waking up during my sleep knowing and i kept looking over at her bed. i now can understand better how my mother feels when i go out.

on tuesday i worked in tortuga. since it is kind of pirate themed (because it's opposite pirates of the caribbean) a couple of us went to the store where little kids (both little kids, and kids at heart) can get pirate makeovers, and we got scars put on our faces. it made work so much more exciting, especially when i got to tell children who asked what happened about the terrible fight i got into with captain jack sparrow. on the way to work that morning, i tweeted about the terrible weather we were having. after i did, drew (FROM BARBADOS BY THE WAY! - just in case anyone who doesn't know is reading) tweeted back to me saying that he and his family were on their way, so make the sun come out. i honestly thought he was kidding, but after he really confirmed everything, i was so excited. it had been so long since i had seen a familiar face and heard a familiar voice. that excitement carried me through work and when my manager let me leave work early, i rushed home to change and came back to magic kingdom where they were. it was nice to hang out with an old friend and a new friend together, since my friend armando came with me after he was done work. we did a couple rides and chatted for a couple hours, but then they had to go. it was so nice to see them, even though it was so brief.

afterwards, we went to walmart so that the boys could buy all the food to cook dinner. we went back to one of the boys' apartments and we cooked (well, they cooked and i watched. actually i helped! i cut the limes.) so we cooked, and then sat down and ate dinner together at like 12.30. a little late, but like i've said before, being here has totally erased any sleeping or eating structure i had before i came here. we chatted and laughed til all hours of the morning.

the next day, the boys and i went to epcot. everything was beautiful as usual and being immersed in all the different countries is always so nice. we did rides and saw attractions that we had never seen before, and took our time strolling around the magnificent park. the sun was scorching hot, and it exhausted us. every time we got into a room with air condition, it was like heaven and we sat and relaxed until we built up enough energy to go again. we ate lunch in morocco, and ate dessert in france, and as usual everything was delicious - even though i can never finish anything because the meals are so huge. despite everything we saw, i think the boys favourite part was the store in the future world where you can try all the different sodas from the different countries. we actually went in there four different times during the course of the day so they could drink some more. unlike everything else that is so delicious in italy, their soda is the worst, and is the one that we saw many people daring their friends and family to try it, because everyone knows how terrible it is. the last time we went in that store, we saw a group of young boys having a competition on who can drink the most. the one kid i saw shooting back the cups of soda reminded me of ben so much, as he was so proud of himself for winning the competition.

the sun and the walking took the energy out of us, and when we were on the bus on the way home, i fell asleep. i came home, skyped aunty serena so i could book their resort for when they come up, changed into my swimsuit and headed back to where the boys were and we went in the pool at their complex. by that time i was full of energy again. a couple other friends met us there and we just limed there, enjoying each others company. when it got too cold, we went back inside, ate dinner and kept talking again, til all hours of the morning. eventually sleep called our names and it was time for bed.

when i woke up this morning, i officially booked the hotel for aunty serena and family and i am so excited! it's going to be wonderful. i was supposed to go to downtown orlando today, and was really excited since i had never been but i was dead and i just needed to nap. i slept for about four hours, and set my alarm because if not i knew trying to get to sleep tonight would be a challenge. when my alarm went off it was like waking up early in the morning for work, and i snoozed it a couple times before dragging myself out of bed. i then did my laundry and just enjoyed doing nothing all evening. skyping for a short time with my family was the perfect end to the perfect 'weekend,' and i literally can't stop smiling knowing that i'm seeing them in one week and six days - i just want to scream! i have a fourteen hour shift tomorrow (can't even wrap my head around the thought of that with how tired i am,) so it's time for me to get some sleep. as usual, hoping everyone is happy and missing everyone. <3

time's flying

it's been a whole week since my last post, but time has been flying. seriously, i can't believe how fast time is passing by. it's unreal. everything is still incredible. ya know, it's funny - i have less than eight weeks left of my program, and it still hasn't even fully hit me yet that i'm here. i honestly feel like i'm living in a dream; it just doesn't feel like real life. nothing extraordinary has happened in the past week that makes me feel so over the moon, but i guess just life in general has been extraordinary since my arrival on january 15th. i feel like i have a different outlook on life has changed so much; like, the little things that i used to worry about just don't matter anymore. material things don't matter anymore. it's the little things that matter. it's the intangible things that matter, and most importantly, the people in my life that matter. i've learned more about who i am as a person and what i want out of life. i've learned that i don't care what other people think about me, and i will stand my ground on decisions i've made and what i know is right (even though i was always like that,) and my morals are now stronger than ever before. i've learned to appreciate a lot more and i've been so happy since i've been here. i couldn't imagine how my life would be now if i hadn't come.

work has been really good. i'm becomig friendly with so many people and peco's bill, being the second busiest restaurant at disney, and the third biggest hamburger seller in the entire world (outnumbered by mcdonalds in japan, and cosmic rays also in disney world,) i'm always busy, which i love, because time goes by super fast, even when i get scheduled those lovely thirteen hour shifts, which i complain about before work, but when i actually get to work i really don't mind.

my three days off this week have been very relaxing. on monday, i just lay by the pool with majo, trying to get some colour! i was so proud of my 'tan' until i looked around and realized i'm still not very tanned. i'm probably the whitest person here. (not really, i'm exaggerating.. but still.) after that, we just chilled at home and then went to the movies at downtown disney. i automatically feel so happy whenever i go to downtown disney. it is just the cutest place ever. every single light, and all the sounds (especially the bands that play throughout the whole area) just make it the perfect setting for any occasion. on tuesday, niza and i went to animal kingdom to do some stuff that we'd never done before. the first thing we did was go to the festival of the lion king, which i hadn't seen since i was six. i sat down with my mouth open the whole time, in awe at everything. the show was absolutely beautiful and it really took my breath away. definitely kept me happy while we endured the blistering heat. orlando is baking us. the sun is so hot, and being outside for too long at a time gets highly uncomfortable. (this makes me very nervous for when my family comes IN LESS THAN THREE WEEKS BY THE WAY, because if you know my family at all, you will know that heat and harvey-reads do not go hand in hand at all.) it's not even a nice heat, like "oh wow, the sun feels so nice," (which i only say afor the first three minutes of being outside fter being in air conditioning for long periods of time,) it's like a sticky, humid heat, that makes you sweat without even moving. it's basically like being in a sauna. so we'll see how that goes when dad, mum and ben come (in less than three weeks!) after that, we watched the parade. the parade was very nice, and the floats were beautiful, but i got very restless because i felt like it was really long, and i don't know if it was me or the heat. after that we watched the bugs life 3d show and then headed home. when we got home we got dressed and then went to walmart. we were like children there and were just having so much fun. niza put me to the test and everything she pointed out, i found a reason why we "needed" it, and she found this very amusing. i literally went to walmart with her to accompany her, and to buy face wash, and ended up buying definitely more than just facewash. we missed the bus that we had orginally planned on taking, so we continued to enjoy ourselves while we killed time, and after a little while we decied to get in line. after being in line for about twenty minutes, i looked up and realized that we were in the 'express' checkout. while we were really cutting it close, we weren't even mad. we just laughed and laughed. and then we laughed even more when we got to the next checkout and saw the cart that belonged to the guy in front of us. it literally was full of nutella. i'm not even exaggerating this time. there was a mountain of the nutella& crackers snack set things. i asked him if i could take a picture, because i knew no one would believe me. on wednesday, niza and i woke up kind of late, and we were just lazy around the house for a couple hours, then took our time getting ready to go resort hopping.

we started at wilderness lodge, which was absolutely gorgeous. it was breathtaking. being there actually made us feel like we were up in the mountains somewhere. every pathway, every hallway, just everything was warm and romantic and perfect. we explored there for a little bit, then headed off to fort wilderness by boat. fort wilderness was huge, and it actually was impossible to walk around the resort, we couldn't even find the lobby. so with that, and the heat, we went back on the boat, where the wind felt amazingly refreshing. we got off at the contemporary, where we took the monorail to magic kingdom, so we could take a bus to coronado springs. coronado springs was also beautiful. its theme is old spain and mexico. everything from the architecture to the background music that played (inside and outside) was perfect, and it felt like if you were right there. disney is so particular about their theming and every resort i've been to so far has been so individual. even all the garbage cans and stop signs at all the resorts are different, to keep within the theme of each resort. we ate lunch there and then headed back home, where we relaxed for a little while and then got ready for the welcome party for all the new program participants.

today i had work, and it was in tortuga tavern. it was the second time i've worked there since training, and the one time before today i was bussing tables all day, so i felt a little out of my comfort zone today, but after a little while i got back into the hang of it and had it covered. the work day flew by, and when i clocked out at quarter to five, i almost felt guilty, like if i should be staying there until all hours into the night. i'm thinking tonight i should probably get a slightly early night since i work almost twelve hours tomorrow. crazy. hope everyone's well! missing everyone, as usual. xoxo

roller coasters in the rain

i am permanently exhausted, but that's only because: a) wednesday i went to universal studios.. will go into detail in a moment; and b) i've been working so hard... will also go into detail shortly after the before mentioned, a.

wednesday i had to meet my friends at a friends house at eight in the morning. therefore, i had to wake up at six thirty in the morning so i could catch a bus to be there on time. before i came to disney, i used to have no problem getting up early in the morning, which i'm sure i've mentioned before. now it is the most difficult thing. ever. when my alarm went off at six thirty, it was brutal and i wanted to kill my phone, but then i remembered how excited i was because we were going to universal. i dragged myself out of bed, and got ready, and got on the bus and got to my friends house. he of course was sleeping and we had to wake him up. i so could have slept later. after waiting a while, and after i bought my annual pass for universal (which is discounted for people who are living in florida, and which seems expensive but really ends up being a great price because if i even only go twice it works out to be cheaper than buying two tickets on two different days... i really just had to defend myself after of course my mother thought it was not a smart idea,) we headed off. we did all the rides and of course i was beyond nervous before every single one, with my hands sweating (attractive, i know,) and my heart beating out my chest. i've learned that disney roller coasters are for babies and old people - they are nothing compared to roller coasters at universal. we even did the roller coasters whereby you get absolutely drenched from head to toe in water. but ya know what? we're young, and yolo. i really didn't just say that. of course, it started to rain, because we're in florida and apparently now it rains every single day. but that didn't stop us. we continued to do what we were doing, in the rain. and let me tell you. doing roller coasters in the rain is awesome. the adrenaline rush you get intensifies so much more when its raining. besides the fact that the rain drops felt like needles and because my hair was wet it became super heavy and it was sort of unpleasant when it whipped me in my face, it was incredible. we saw a couple shows, which were super weird and we even saw their parade. after watching the parade (not even watching the whole thing) i realized how proud i am to work for disney. their parade was awful. it was just terrible. the characters didn't even look weird, the music was the most uninviting thing i had ever heard and the dancers were just so bad. you really need to see both for yourself and then make your own opinion, but i'm just saying.. it was the worst thing i had ever seen. but that didn't get us down. we still enjoyed the rest of the day immensly. after spending like nine hours at universal, we were all beyond exhausted and it was time for home. it took me so long to detangle my hair after it had gone crazy on roller coasters for nine hours (some roller coasters we even did more than once. they even have a roller coaster where you can pick your own song to listen to - we did that five times in a row - we just kept getting back in line every time we finished.) and bed had never felt so good.

waking up yesterday after universal was challenging, but i had to meet with my teacher of my online class before work. that went really well and he had lots of positive things to say about me. that was a great start to my day. then work yesterday was also really good. many managers and people i work with were recognizing my hard work and my guest interaction and they were making a point of telling me. it feels good to have people say nice things about you. i worked nearly twelve hours yesterday and it was hard work, and my eyes were burning from exhaustion, but all the positive feedback really gave me a strong desire to work harder. i was closing the restaurant as usual, and i was assigned to close an area i had never closed before. i felt so frustrated because i had never even been shown how and i had to do it by myself. but everyone was so nice and really helped me out when i needed it. today i kept getting more postive feedback, and that kept me going the eleven hours i had to work again. i feel like i worked so hard today because all the coordinators and managers kept telling me to do so many things, which is really okay, because i love being busy because it makes time go by so much faster. one of the things i had to do though, was throw away all the "expired" dairy products in the fridges in the counter of the restaurant. i have expired in quotations because they are technically not expired. the rule is that once they leave the storage cooler they have a lifetime of four hours, and if they aren't used in those four hours they have to be thrown away. and everything is always labelled, but sometimes people forget to change the label so a lot of things have to get spoiled when they aren't even bad. in total i threw away twenty-eight yogurts, thirty-four low fat milks and sixteen whole milks. i was absolutely disgusted. i had no idea how passionate i was about the whole "there are starving children everywhere, and we are throwing all this away?!" thing before tonight. yes, many food products are donated to hungry children and families organizations but i was repulsed at how much is actually wasted. it's so sad. but nonetheless, i did what i was told (but i made it known how terrible it was,) and i continued to do everything everyone asked me to do. i was glad that i was getting the recognition though. in fact, between yesterday and today, i received two gsf (great service fanatic) cards, so i felt rather proud of myself.

i am now beyond exhausted, and my eyes are burning and my feet are hurting, as well as my back. i feel like i'm a hundred years old (even though i'm the baby here.) 'my bed' has never felt more amazing and i am so excited to just sleep. i'm sure i'll wake up before, but just in case, i have my alarm set for two in the afternoon. i would actually love if i could sleep til then. i hope barbados is having better weather than "sunny florida!" lots and lots and lots of love to everyone!

still extraordinary

i thought i'd write a quick post before i went to bed, since i've been nagged for another one. the past few days have been extraordinary, as usual. i continue to love every second of life up at disney world.

last wednesday, i had to go to a class where we took this personality quiz type thing. after the quiz, which consisted of nearly two hundred questions, it told us our top five themes (which is out of hundreds of other themes.) it carefully chooses themes for each individual. my top five themes were futuristic, communication, empathy, positivity and strategic. they also gave us detailed reports specific to each person, and i sent it to mum to look over and she said it definitely was me. after that, i went to a friend from work's house. he's from mexico and he decided to cook mexican food for me and some of his other friends. we all limed together and had a great night. it was super fun. i continue to make new friends from all over the world every day and i still don't fully believe that this is really happening to me. it still hasn't hit me yet, and it's been four months. in fact, i just looked at the date while i wrote that, and surprised myself by seeing that it's been exactly four months today. wow. time has flown. in fact, i think time needs to actually slow down a little bit.

going back to work on thursday after three days off was a lot more difficult than anticpated. it felt like if had been on summer for three months and was going back to school for the first time. but nonetheless, i still enjoyed work, even in the sometimes unenjoyable times, like cleaning the garbage. i'm making more friendships at work and can always find people to laugh and joke with, which is nice. i also had to do a leadership check in for the school that supports me up here, tc3 (tompkins cortland community college.) i chose to speak with the manager of mine that i could more easily relate to. after speaking to him, i learned that he's only 23 and he is currently studying international business, he's done two college programs at disney, and is now doing his professional internship (where hundreds of people apply, and only seventeen are chosen,) and he has been a translator for the us embassy and hbo, and has even had his name in the credits of one of their films. he had a company whereby he and a friend of his did tours across america for tourists, especially europeans. in the past eight years, he has lived in eight different countries and he speaks four languages. and he's 23 years old. i don't think i have ever gained so much respect for one person in such a short period of time. also at work, they put up sign up sheets to get register and/or kitchen trained. i was the first person to sign up to get trained for the register so we'll see what happens. many people have told me not to do it because they say i'll hate it, but i decided not to listen to those people. and i'm going to go for it. the more i can do here the better, right?

the other night, when i came home from work, my roommates were sitting on our balcony, with music blaring and were just having a good time singing along to some of our favourite songs. of course, i had to get something and transform it into a microphone and sing my heart away until exhaustion took over in the early hours of the morning and it was time for bed. the unplanned nights are always the most fun. building 18 at vista must have hated us, but we didn't care. we just enjoyed each others company and it was lovely.
i worked for four days until sunday, and i was given another three days off. yesterday, niza and i went to magic kingdom so that i could pick up a cast member performance evaluation form from one of my leaders in my previous role. all in all, it was a really good evaluation and i didn't get any negative comments, so i'm content with it. i visited some people on main street and i was shocked that there had been some changes in such a short period of time. there were also a lot of new people that i didn't know but i saw many old friends and it was nice to see them. after that, niza and i went to tomorrowland where there were a couple things we had never done, like the people mover and the carousell of progress. we also met some characters, and i got some more signatures in my autograph book, which i am very proud of. it's filling up quite nicely. after that, she had to go to work so i headed home and slept for a little while. it was so awkward since i usually have my music playing, but unfortunately my headphones broke. i wish all of you could know what it's like to sit on a jam-packed bus, where everyone speaks a different language, and everyone tries to talk over each other. while i love the diversity of all the cultures here, sometimes it's much nicer to have music playing and to zone out for a little while. i came home and fell asleep, which was probably a bad idea, because when i actually tried to go to bed later that night, i couldn't. obviously.

today i did absolutely nothing and it was amazing. the extent of it all was when i had to go to walgreens with my roommate because she needed medicine and i needed milk. but other than that, my bed and i have been best friends. this evening a thunderstorm came out of nowhere. it was insane. we couldn't even see five feet in front of us. but it's calmed down a little bit now. i sort of wish it was still raining loud enough for me to hear, now that i am going to bed. i can't believe myself how early i'm going to sleep. but since i have been here, i have become horrible at waking up any time earlier than ten am (because like i explained to my parents today, since being here, my sleeping and eating schedule is so messed up.) but tomorrow i have to wake up at six thirty in the morning. it is going to be absolutely torturous but i am very excited because i'm going to universal with some friends. i feel like a kid the night before christmas. so excited. but that means it is time to attempt going to sleep at a decent hour. goodnight to everyone reading; i'm missing every single one of you. i can't believe i have less than two months until i am home! while i am ecstatic about this, my friends and i don't like to discuss it because that results in us getting quite emotional. we are all definitely having mixed emotions.  in fact, some of my friends' programs are coming to an end this week and next, and it's sad to have to say goodbye already to people that i've grown to love. but i hope we will all meet again sometime.

continue to be happy and count your blessings everyone. sweet dreams xoxo

mesmerized by hollywood

another perfect day was had here at disney world. i slept in again, til about eleven and then just did nothing all morning. although, me and two of my roommates coincidentally had breakfast at the same time, and we sat down together at our table and ate like a family - something i miss very much at home. eating together with my family is a tradition that i always overlooked what were cherishable moments, and is something that i won't take advantage of again. eating as a family, sharing stories, talking about each others days, plans, dreams, needs and wants (which my family always says i have too much of) is a blessing in itself; it's another reminder of how fortunate i am to have the perfect family i have. i also never thought i would appreciate our kitchen table as much as i do now. it's things in our house like the kitchen table, the couch in the tv room, the bar, our beds, and the furniture in our gallery where my family and friends sit and chat for ages, creating special moments without even knowing it, and that's what makes it our home. i miss my home, and all the love and laughter (and occasional arguing and yelling) that comes with it.

after lazying around for a couple hours, i went to hollywood studios. there was so much there that i didn't even know existed! it was incredible! i was with a couple of friends and i just had a smile on my face for the whole day, once again. they were talking about how the magic has kind of disappeared for them since working here, but the magic continues to grow for me, and i continue to be mesmerized every single day. we went to the pixar animation studios, where we met up with woody and buzz, where woody did a little break dancing and buzz did the robot. after that we went to watch the indiana jones movie filming which was insanely cool. i felt like i was watching a movie, but it was real life. i still can't even fully comprehend everything that i saw. i don't know how it was possible for them to do some of the stuff they did. after that, we went and got pictures with mike and sully from monsters inc. there we had the most awkward group hug but i was so thrilled to meet them. afterwards, we went to watch the beauty and the beast show. now since beauty and the beast is one of my favourite disney movies, i was completely in awe the whole time. the music and the singing and the real life characters were all incredible. it was so emontionally connecting and it was magnificent how they summed up beauty and the beast into a twenty minute show. it was spectacular. after that we went to the animation place where a bunch of different characters were at their stations, meeting and greeting guests, signing autographs and taking pictures, including belle in her blue dress! i was so excited, i felt like a little kid. when it was finally my turn, i gave her my autograph book to sign, even though i got her signature when i went with eri to see the princesses, but this time, she made it so special, she wrote "love belle" on it, drew a rose, and gave it a kiss! i was head over heels. after that, we went to take a picture with captain hook, but he had to go, so we waited in line for sorcerer mickey. pooh was nearby but i decided that since i have at least five different pictures with him, i'd save him for last, but by the time we were finished, he was gone too. we then went to see a little show about animation and how they choose characters and draw them and whatnot, and that was really interesting, and very funny at the same time. last but not least, we went to rock n roller coaster, which is the first roller coaster i ever did when i came up here in january. i hadn't done it since so i was excited. but as per usual, when we were waiting in line, i was extremely nervous but it was so thrilling. it was amazing. my throat's now a little scratchy from screaming, since this time i kept my eyes open the whole time so i saw everything. 

i just couldn't believe hollywood studios was all that it was. there's still more i have left to do, but i will get it all done in time. today was just another regular, fantastic, magical, exciting day. this really isn't getting old yet..

starlit party

tonight was so amazing. i feel like i just came home from a mixture of harbor lights and the crane all in one day. the disney college program took over one of disney's waterparks, typhoon lagoon, and had a huge party for all the college program, international college program, professional internship program and culinary program participants. it was the first time this event has ever happened and it was absolutely incredible. i didn't know what to expect going there, but i had such a great time. when the special buses they had for us pulled into typhoon lagoon, we were greeted by upbeat, excited and welcoming cast members who got the party started for us before we even got inside. the first thing they did was hand us t-shirts on the way in. when we got in, they had a stage set up on the "beach" with an mc keeping the party going, and he was doing a super job. music was blaring and multicoloured lights were flashing, getting everyone hyper and excited. in the back of the water park, where their quick service food location is, they had a buffet dinner set up for us, and snacks, including mickey bars. at eight thirty, they turned the wave pool on for us and even though it was a pool, with fake waves, it was great, and reminded me so much of home. playing in the water with music in the background was so nice. the whole night didn't even feel like real life. while being back and forth between the dance floor and the wave pool, i saw so many people i know. i saw people i used to work with on main street, and people i work with now at pecos, and people i know from just being here. i didn't realize how many people i have actually met until tonight. i have literally met people from all corners of the world - it's incredible. we got bombarded by a ship of pirates. (is it a ship of pirates? i don't know. maybe i should google it.) tango of pirates (yes, i did know that and did not have to google it.) after taking a couple pictures and having fun on the dancefloor, it was time for the wave pool again. i met up with a friend of mine, and we decided to go do all the rides. they only had one ride closed, which was because there were no lights inside so it wasn't safe for us to do it. they normally have it up and running, but the water parks always close no later than five. the rides were good too. of course i was nervous right before doing all of them, but like everything else, they really weren't so scary - babies could do them! afterwards, we went back to the wave pool and then back to the dance floor again, where we were surprised by beautiful fireworks that made the night even more spectacular. unfortunately, the party ended at eleven, but i'm sure everyone could have gone all night long! as soon as eleven hit, the music was shut off and everyone had to head back to the buses. that was really the only iffy part, because everyone was leaving at the same exact time so it was jampacked. but like my friend said, we really couldn't complain because it was such a great night. i couldn't keep my eyes open on the way home, and fell asleep. when i got home, i went straight into the shower where i spent nearly forty minutes trying to detangle my hair. it was a mess. exactly like coming home from a beach day in barbados, and i'm the same kind of tired i am when i come home from the beach as well. i feel like i spent all day at the beach and i have sun stroke, even though our party started at seven pm, and there was no sun due to very overcast weather. also, after a beach day, i have my slippers outside, and my bathroom is very tastefully decorated with my wet swimsuit, clothes and towel hanging up to dry. at home, i would get quarreled with about this but i honestly have no where else to put everything! and maybe i would have been more considerate if my roommate was home, but she went on a cruise today so i'm all by myself! my room is so lonely now! but i can barely keep my eyes open, but i'm just so happy. and i'm so happy to sleep. and i'm so happy to have another day off tomorrow. so another day where i don't have to set an alarm, because i have no obligations, and no class, and nothing important to do. it's pure bliss. another night of going to sleep with a smile on my face. i still can't believe i'm here. wow.

mouseters and ducktorate

this week has been a good week so far. it's had a lot of 'lasts,' but it's the start of a new month. it was my last guest service class, my last corporate analysis class, and i got the last navy blue michael kors wallet at the outlet for half the price it usually costs. clearly that's the least important out of the above but just thought i'd mention it. monday was my last guest service class. i finished the class with perfect attendance, which i got a certificate for, and i also got a certificate for my mouseters degree (kind of like masters degree, but we're in disney... mickey mouse; thus the mouseters degree.) today was my last corporate analysis class. i got another certificate for perfect attendance and in a couple days i get to go collect my ducktorate degree (like a doctorate, but we're in disney... donald duck; thus the ducktorate.) today was extra special because the embassador of walt disney world, norman, came to speak to us. it was fantastic. he's young, full of energy and hilarious. i have never been so intrigued in a class or seminar or anything of the suchlike in my life. i was so excited to hear what he was going to say next. he told us about being an ambassador, the process it takes to get there and a couple inside things. it sounds like it would be boring but it was truly motivating and inspiring. i told him it was my friends birthday and he ended up singing happy birthday to her in german (he actually speaks four languages,) so that was pretty impressive as well. we even got a class picture with him. my teacher took one with my camera, so i'll be sure to post it as soon as i get a chance. i'm still continuing to enjoy everything. next week i have three days off, which is weird, but i'm definitely not complaining. in a few days niza will be going on a cruise, and it's going to be so lonely sleeping in here by myself for four nights! i can't imagine how quiet it's going to be! still miss home and my friends and family but i know that just next month i'll be able to see mum, dad and ben and i am so excited! absolutely cannot wait! still wishing everyone constant happiness always, and sending lots of love.