So breaking news,
We all just received an email about putting housing preferences in! This kind of throws all my plans off as I was leaving it to Disney fate. Now that we have this option I'm preferencing. I'm still not room mate matching but I guess this is a pretty good option. No program to my knowledge has been able to do it this way so perhaps they are trialing it with our group.
I figured in light of this I would explain how the housing works as the most common questions I get asked have to do with where I'm living blah blah blah.
SO
For all the disney programs there are four housing complexes. Vista, which is the oldest, largest and has the reputation for being the party scene, then there is Patterson Court which is the newest but also has the reputation of a retirement home, then there is Chatham Square which is somewhere in the middle. Lastly there is the Commons, which seems very mysterious as only internationals doing cultural representative programs live there but they are apparently mega fancy, i.e. having in built laundries.
I'm pretty skeptical with doing preference systems, except I figure if I was going with Disney fate anyway it doesn't make much difference. So I put Chatham, Patterson and Vista, in that order.
Then we had to pick number of rooms, there are 2 people for each room and we had the option of a 2, 3 or 4 bedroom. I put 2 bedroom as number one because that way I'm guaranteed a bathroom to each of the rooms. Followed by 3 then 4.
We also got to pick the level we wanted, 1, 2, or 3. I really don't care about the level so i just went 1, 2, 3.
SO yes, that is housing. Will just have to wait and see! Less than two weeks! And 8 Days till I leave!! EEEEEEEK!
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Monday, July 23, 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
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