I love Florida.
What a week!! I feel
like I have been here for two months already, but it’s only been 6 days! I hope
time goes super slow while I’m here, but I know it’s gonna fly by.
Here is a recap of my
crazy fun week!
On Wednesday I went
to my swim test that was rescheduled because of the crazy storm a couple days
before. Drum roll……… I PASSED! Thank heavens. That would have been embarrassing
if I failed. Now that the stress of possibly failing the test is over, I am thrilled
about my role and can’t wait to start working at Typhoon Lagoon! I’ll be doing
shallow water lifeguarding there. I am beyond excited. My goal is to come back
and have none of you recognize me because I am so tan. ;)
Later that day we had
a housing welcome meeting. We still hadn’t received our ID’s at this point. My
roommate who came a few months earlier hadn’t used her free passes yet, and she
invited me and my other 2 roommates to come with her to Hollywood Studios with
her! Unfortunately, it started pouring rain right as we were about to get on
the bus, so instead we did some shopping at the outlet malls. It was so fun
going to all the stores that we couldn’t afford. ;) They do have a fabulous
Forever 21, though. Holy cow.
Here’s a tip for
anyone interested in doing the Disney College Program, or anyone about to come
do the program. Dye your hair one color. My hair wasn’t all the same color, so
I had to go get it dyed. Now I am a blonde! And duh, we do have more fun.
On Thursday, we had Traditions
at Disney University. We learned lots of cool new things, got to go through
some of the tunnels at Magic Kingdom, and Mickey Mouse came in and gave us our
nametags!!!! That was a magical moment. And then, another CP (college program)
moment, we got our ID’s. Hallelujah. We then booked it back to Magic Kingdom to
play the rest of the day. Not that we needed to make a run for it; we have almost
4 months to play!
We had the next day
off, so me and my three friends, Ashley, Clayton, and Maddie, spent the day at
Hollywood Studios. It was super rainy all day, but that made it more fun! And
the lines were a lot shorter, so I am not complaining there.
Friday was another
day of training, and this one was more specific to our roles. I am the only
lifeguard in the group of people who arrived April 28 (which is almost all BYU
kids), so I went to training for lifeguards with other cast members who are not
CP’s. Next week, instead of going to training at Disney University, I’ll have
training at Mickey’s Retreat (it’s a place with a lake, pools, and areas to
play sports and relax). I’m excited!
Life outside Utah is
soooo different. I’m sure all of you who have spent your lives outside of Utah
are more than aware of this, but this is my first time living outside of Utah (except
when I lived in Arizona, but that was until I was 6. It doesn’t really count).
I am definitely in the minority. I am continually surprised at how different my
lifestyle is from other people. During my lifeguard training, our teacher
talked about how important it is that we do not show up to work drunk, and that
we don’t spend all night up partying if we are working an opening shift. I was
like well duh! No dip!
The one thing that surprises me the most is
how many people smoke here. It’s crazy. People! Smoking kills you! And then
there is the climate. Florida is so stinkin awesome. I love how green it is,
all the palm trees, and the humidity! The humidity is not that bad. I was
prepared for the worst, but it is lovely! My skin is the softest it’s ever
been, and now my naturally super curly hair can be free! Even though the
majority of everyone I interact with live completely different lifestyles, I
love being here. I can’t wait to get through training and actually start
lifeguarding at the parks. It’s gonna be the greatest summer ever!
Have a magical day!
OH and… May the
fourth be with you. :)
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