I leave for Disney World in about three days...The thought still has not settled. Quite frankly, not a lot has happened since I got accepted back in October. I will try to explain all the few occurrences that happened from October until my arrival.
After getting accepted I received no contact with Disney until November. Nothing...I thought I was forgotten until I realized that I was accepted very early. In November, I received my ID number and password to fill out the new hire paperwork. Disney literally sent me hundreds of pages of information and expectations for working with the company. I signed everything because I knew it was inevitable. The paperwork also included my W4 and I9 that I also submitted.
Soon after my new hire paperwork was completed, I got an email from the Animal, Science, and Environment (ASE) program trainers/managers. They will not be my daily managers; however, they gave great insight to the first couple of days on the job. They also told me I needed to buy brown leather hiking boots which made me happy because I've been wanting a pair. I decided to go with Chaco brand boots because I love everything they make, and I love the support the shoes provide. The fact that I get a 40% discount on all Chaco products made the decision even easier (Yayyyy Pro-deal and Burton 4-H!). My new managers also set up a Yammer account for the new ASE interns. It is a private social network that only the ASE interns and managers can view. This network is great because it helped me find two of the three roommates I will meet next week, and it is great for asking questions!
I then received an email about filling out the housing paperwork in the beginning of December. It was brief and required me to sign more forms. The biggest part was confirming who I wanted to be my roommates. It is a four person apartment with two people in each bedroom. I found two guys that wanted to be roommates, and I would share the room with another guy. Unfortunately, the guy I was rooming with decided to opt out of housing, so I will be getting a random roommate. This doesn't bother me though.
Two days later I got the email confirming my casting appointment which will be on January the 8th at 10:00am. Casting is pretty much Disney's HR department. They will take my fingerprints and go over all the paperwork and terms of my employment.
Today I received the last bit of information for my internship. I will be checking into my apartment at 8:00am at The Commons which is actually a Disney owned apartment complex for the College Program. Afterwards, I will have to rush to casting and it may be a tight schedule according to what I have heard from Alumni.
Now that all the pre-arrival stuff is done, there is really nothing to do, but wait for the 7th to drive down. I can't decided if I'm ready or not for the move. Part of me feels grounded; however, a larger part of me is seeking adventure. Deep down, I know I need to be living life to its fullest every moment I get. I just know there are so many other expectations of me. I literally threw my entire life in the toilet to try something new and find what makes me happy. Hopefully, this risk will pay off in the long run, and my family will see that I am living on my own agenda. If there is something that will make me happy and successful, it will get accomplished (Mainly talking about my college and career Mom and Dad).
Well, you may be wondering about the other Professional Internships that applied for earlier. I did not get another interview for any of them. I was't a bad thing because I got my first choice internship. The others were cool, but this internship was yelling my name. A weird thing happened with one of my internships, though. Most of the other internships sent me the dreaded NLIC email in the beginning of November. One internship, the Biotechnology one, waited until December the 12th to send that email. They also followed with a personal, sorry but not sorry email from the department managers. It pretty much stated that although qualified there were just better people. I totally understand because of how young I am for this program. I actually felt honored that they actually saw me as a potential candidate.
I know I promised a blog post about the character audition process a while back, but I don't know if that will happen because I got the PI right after auditioning. I never got any response about my acceptance or denial from entertainment. I may do it on a slow day later. Also, I hope to post more when I am down in Orlando. This pre-arrival stuff has been very lack luster with no pictures. I hope to do better :(
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