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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
T minus 160 Days!
So it is exactly one hundred and sixty days till I leave!! Yayyy!!
Not much is really happening on the Disney front, although we now have the go ahead with out police checks. Once everyone has sent their paperwork away it will soon be time for Visa stuff! Wooo!
I figure because I don't really have much to say I'll give you a run down on the accommodation situation.
Basically there are four housing complexes for Disney international college program, Vista Way, Chatham Square, Patterson Court and the Commons, although no one in the Australian program gets placed in the Commons.
Vista Way is the biggest, the oldest and has a reputation for being party central, Patterson Court is the newest/nicest but has the reputation of being a retirement village, and Chatham is a mix of the two. I'm hoping for Chatham, though we don't really get a choice, so will just have to wait and see.
Anyway the apartments are mostly 2 and 3 bedroom with two people to a room, although there are a few four bedrooms and apparently very, very few one bedroom apartments. So I'll mostly likely be sharing an apartment with 4 to 8 people. Should be interesting.
This is the list we get that tells us EXACTLY what we will be getting. No surprises. Definitely gonna need that ladle and I'm gonna make heaps good use of the weight room. I'm gonna come back massive.
Anyway this is it for this week!
Not much is really happening on the Disney front, although we now have the go ahead with out police checks. Once everyone has sent their paperwork away it will soon be time for Visa stuff! Wooo!
I figure because I don't really have much to say I'll give you a run down on the accommodation situation.
Basically there are four housing complexes for Disney international college program, Vista Way, Chatham Square, Patterson Court and the Commons, although no one in the Australian program gets placed in the Commons.
Vista Way is the biggest, the oldest and has a reputation for being party central, Patterson Court is the newest/nicest but has the reputation of being a retirement village, and Chatham is a mix of the two. I'm hoping for Chatham, though we don't really get a choice, so will just have to wait and see.
Anyway the apartments are mostly 2 and 3 bedroom with two people to a room, although there are a few four bedrooms and apparently very, very few one bedroom apartments. So I'll mostly likely be sharing an apartment with 4 to 8 people. Should be interesting.
This is the list we get that tells us EXACTLY what we will be getting. No surprises. Definitely gonna need that ladle and I'm gonna make heaps good use of the weight room. I'm gonna come back massive.
Anyway this is it for this week!
- All utilities, including water, electricity, waste disposal
- High-speed Internet access in all apartments (additional information below)
- Local phone service and one central phone
- Centrally located laundry facilities
- Maintenance of the apartments, including pest control
- Onsite security
- Cable television hook-up
- Computer labs
- Wireless Internet Lounge, Clubroom Thirteen501
- Swimming pools
- Weight rooms
- Tennis, basketball and racquetball courts
- Fully furnished apartment
- Bedroom
- Dresser with mirror
- Nightstand
- (2) Twin beds
- Dining Room
- Table with 4 chairs
- Living Room
- Couch
- Chair
- 2 End tables
- Additional Items Provided
- Shower Curtain
- 2 Vanity wastebaskets
- Kitchen Appliances
- Refrigerator with ice maker
- Stove, Oven, & Microwave
- Dishwasher
- Kitchen Utensils and Dishes
- Assortment of Pots & Pans w/ lids
- Mixing Bowl Set
- Measuring Cups
- Cutting Board
- Spatula
- Can Opener
- Cutting Knife
- Ladle
- Tea Kettle
- Serving Spoons
- Cookie Sheets
- Dinner plates
- Salad Plates
- Cereal Bowls
- Drinking Glasses
- Coffee Cups
- Set of knives, spoons and forks
Sunday, February 19, 2012
Saturday, February 18, 2012
T Minus 167 Days
5.5 months to go! So I decided to post a pic because I was too lazy to fill you in on whats been happening on the Disney front. Then I decided, why not it's been a while since I wrote anything decent, so here goes.
I finally found out my pay rate for doing casual work at Intellectual Disability Council - I was expecting it to be around the $15 mark being non profit and what not. Turns out its basically four times as much as I will make an hour at Disney! Woohoo! So the savings going well, I was worried for a while there but it seems like it will all go to schedule.
Then this week I started my internship at the Starlight Foundation, basically working on getting sponsorship and donations for their biggest national event which is actually really cool. I was worried it was totally out of my depth but I think I might do alright at it. Only time will tell. Everyone there is really nice and on my first day I had a welcome sign with glitter stars sprinkled everywhere, was super cute and everyone was really welcoming.
Oh and Spanish is going OK. It's hard and I really haven't had time to practice but I'm learning a lot which is good.
OK now onto the Disney stuff!
I got an e-mail, I got an e-mail! Yayy, only four days after everyone else when I emailed them asking why it hadn't arrived yet, but still I got it.
It mostly talks about getting our police checks done asap as well as medical insurance which is terribly confusing and I have no idea what it covers because it seems to be only $100 which would be a huge cost saver and I think I would now be set to cover all my expenses and money for Disney! Yay, anything I earn now will just be a bonus!
I'll try to keep you updated. Not a lot has really been going on though.
Lots of love..
Ohh p.s. Follow my blog, comment, ask a question. I get bored and want attention.
I finally found out my pay rate for doing casual work at Intellectual Disability Council - I was expecting it to be around the $15 mark being non profit and what not. Turns out its basically four times as much as I will make an hour at Disney! Woohoo! So the savings going well, I was worried for a while there but it seems like it will all go to schedule.
Then this week I started my internship at the Starlight Foundation, basically working on getting sponsorship and donations for their biggest national event which is actually really cool. I was worried it was totally out of my depth but I think I might do alright at it. Only time will tell. Everyone there is really nice and on my first day I had a welcome sign with glitter stars sprinkled everywhere, was super cute and everyone was really welcoming.
Oh and Spanish is going OK. It's hard and I really haven't had time to practice but I'm learning a lot which is good.
OK now onto the Disney stuff!
I got an e-mail, I got an e-mail! Yayy, only four days after everyone else when I emailed them asking why it hadn't arrived yet, but still I got it.
It mostly talks about getting our police checks done asap as well as medical insurance which is terribly confusing and I have no idea what it covers because it seems to be only $100 which would be a huge cost saver and I think I would now be set to cover all my expenses and money for Disney! Yay, anything I earn now will just be a bonus!
I'll try to keep you updated. Not a lot has really been going on though.
Lots of love..
Ohh p.s. Follow my blog, comment, ask a question. I get bored and want attention.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Thursday, February 9, 2012
T Minus 180 Days
So yesterday was officially six months until D Day!
Although nothing really on the D front has happened. I guess at the moment I'm just in the process of looking at flights, although I pretty much know I'm going to Fly Delta or code share V Australia to get my frequent flyer points up.
Other stuff that needs to be done over the next few months is:
Seeing as I have nothing to talk about, I figured those of you not in the Disney Know may like to know more about some of the basics.
Oh I really suck at posting this is like the tenth time I have come back to this and I can't figure out what to write.
I wish Disney would email me! I think I gots to wait til April before we get anymore info.
I'll just treat this as a Diary.
Dear Diary,
This week I started Spanish Lessons.
This week I got an internship with Starlight Foundation.
This week I started casual work where I interned last year.
This week my work decided to give me 5 shifts.
The end.
Last weeks entry would have gone like this....
Dear Diary.
This week I had one shift.
The end.
I'm getting whiplash.
Oh I'll catch you up to speed on the housing in my next post. Whatevs.
Although nothing really on the D front has happened. I guess at the moment I'm just in the process of looking at flights, although I pretty much know I'm going to Fly Delta or code share V Australia to get my frequent flyer points up.
Other stuff that needs to be done over the next few months is:
- Visa Paperwork
- Visa Interview
- Medical Insurance
- I'm sure a thousand other things that I can't remember.
Seeing as I have nothing to talk about, I figured those of you not in the Disney Know may like to know more about some of the basics.
Oh I really suck at posting this is like the tenth time I have come back to this and I can't figure out what to write.
I wish Disney would email me! I think I gots to wait til April before we get anymore info.
I'll just treat this as a Diary.
Dear Diary,
This week I started Spanish Lessons.
This week I got an internship with Starlight Foundation.
This week I started casual work where I interned last year.
This week my work decided to give me 5 shifts.
The end.
Last weeks entry would have gone like this....
Dear Diary.
This week I had one shift.
The end.
I'm getting whiplash.
Oh I'll catch you up to speed on the housing in my next post. Whatevs.
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