today

i woke up at 10.
ate a bowl of cereal.
submitted my program extension application.
fell back asleep about noon.
woke up at 1:45.
these are the program days they dont tell you about.

one more before i go

Cant update my blog about my DCP, without mentioning that fact that my best friend here on the program is gone, and that's just a lot for me to take. I don't know when I will get to see her again which really sucks. But alas, I know we'll find a way. JUST BE MY FRIEND FOREVER KATE.
We had a big last day/hurrah together before having to say goodbye!

Star Wars Weekends

so that happened too, i never posted because im really bad at this blog thing it seems. Hopefully I can get better at updating on a semi regular basis? but yeah, star wars weekends happened and it was just really fun.

I got mega creeped out meeting darth maul, because he just stared me down the entire time

I had the most fun interaction with the cantina band! They read my ministry of magic shirt and started using their instruments to perform magic spells on each other. It was so fantastic!

I MET AND TRADED WITH A JAWA. STAR WARS WEEKENDS GOAL COMPLETE.


oh and special note, may the 4th was also a thing that occurred and was pure joy for my life.

THE WILDERNESS MUST BE EXPLORED!

Animal Kingdom has a new Wilderness Explorer game that you can play throughout the park and earn yourself badges. It's mega fun and completely adorable. Of course, being the cast members that we are, me and a friend went and spent a day playing it. If you love disney and love Up, you would completely appreciate this and how precious it is.

The Wilderness Must be Explored!

Caw Caw!

Rawr!

Oh yeah, and we had to stop for a rhino crossing on our safari.

Alert, Convention Time

So last night was not the most magical night of my Disney work life. But thankfully I do have some great coworkers who help to make even bad nights, a little bit better.

Sometimes meeting characters goes better than expected

Sometimes you accidentally scorn Wreck it Ralph and Vanellope has to calm him down so you can apologize with a group hug.

A Quick Pictorial Run Through...

Lots of things have happened.

I danced with Stich

I attended Dapper Day.

I fell in love with Dole Whip

I met many many characters including that babe Gaston

I even sat in Gastons chair

I ate at Be Our Guest

I fell in love with Animal Kingdom

I spent an entire day in a Viking Hat

I danced the Harlem Shake with the ladies of Main Street

I learned the joys of Resort hopping

I fell in love with the Dapper Dans

I attended the Quidditch World Cup

I had the best St. Patricks Day of my life


So much more has happened it just hasnt all been captured on camera.
I feel like my love affair with Caseys mini corn dogs should be mentioned as well. Because thats a thing. A big thing.

Well this is a thing

I'm currently about 3 months into my Disney College Program and while I thought many times about starting a blog, it didn't occur to me until recently how much i should do this if only for myself. I don't want to forget these experiences or any of the people who are helping to make it possibly the most memorable time of my life.

So here I go.
I currently live with 5 other girls in a 3 bed room apartment and oddly enough, there has been remarkably little drama. I like my roommates and I like my apartment and overall I have few complaints about much. It's an ace setup and a rare luxury if any of the horror stories I hear about are anything to go on.

The tradition of mickeroni and cheese(literally 100% the best macaroni and cheese you will ever taste) and wine paired with our movie of choice is a thing i already know im going to miss at the end of my program.

I was hired on in the program to work Attractions and was placed at Star Tours in Disneys Hollywood Studios and I swear to you I couldn't be any happier with that. The people I have met and the fun I have, make it an absolute joy to go to work.
Working or not working, I live for my coworkers and how much fun I have with them.

One of my roommates is already getting ready to leave as are a few of my coworkers and it feels like we all just got here, I'm pretty sure I'm not in a state for the massive number of good byes im going to have to deal with doing the program. People warn you about the long hours, but they don't warn you about how many bad goodbyes you are going to face.