So I finished up my last week of work and spent as much time with my family friends as I possibly could. My family even threw my a going away party and my sister surprised me with a cake(the one pictured below). It was so sentimental and I cried quite a bit leaving my family.
Ignore the chunk missing out of it, my niece had gotten a hold of the cake.
Before I knew it, I was hugging my dad at the airport goodbye. I had already checked in for my flight and handed over my two pink suitcases.
See that is my dad and I right there!
It was incredibly hard to say goodbye to my dad considering I am the biggest daddy's girl out there and he is my best friend. I cried when I left and I remember him giving me another hug and told me that it was going to hurt leaving now but when I was there I was going to have the best time of my life. And boy my dad was right.
August 11th, I flew out of Dayton and flew into Atlanta, Georgia. From Atlanta I then flew into Orlando and met four out of my five roommates that night. The next day I had to get up early and go to my check-in. Literally the check-in process took forever. Not only was it hot and sticky, but the line was massive. However the best part was that I was not alone and most of the people checking in like me were all new to this. They felt the same odd feeling about spending the next six months with strangers, living in a strange place. Like me, all of them left something back home too.
While I was at check-in, I filled out a million pages of paperwork and picked up my apartment keys. In addition, I found out where I was working and what I was doing. I worked at the Sassagola Floatworks Quick Service place at Port Orleans French Quarter Resort. Not only did I get to take orders, sometimes serve food, I got to deal with hospitality jobs there and I got to pick up Parade control shifts at the parks. I was really excited to work at a resort because the main reason it was not at the parks, not as busy and it was not as hot. Although it was not the best job in the world, nor the greatest one to brag about, I really enjoyed it and I would do it all over again. (I'll get back to the job in my later blog posts).
Below is an image of the welcome sign at the check-in place for the College Program.
It was a difficult transition at first. When walking into my housing complex, Chatham it felt all unreal.
I lived in a 3 bedroom apartment... the apartment was really big for six people. It had three bedrooms, a kitchen, a living room, a dining room, three bathrooms, and a kitchen. Outside of my apartment, there was a pool, tennis courts, fitness center, and many other nice things and recreational things to do. No wonder why I was paying $100 a week. My actual roommate Taylor and I got along great. It didn't feel real until the first couple of nights staying there. I was incredibly nervous about the classes that I had to take before I could start working. I was worried I was going to be homesick and not make any friends. Those beds at the Disney housing were worse then the beds here at Defiance, so I had some sleepless nights too. Despite all of the uneasiness at the beginning, it really turned into be the best time of my life.
If anyone has any questions about check in or wants to see what it is like and has any questions, I have posted a link below to another vlog about check in for the Disney college program. It explains a lot what happens and how it works.
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