Chasing Satellites

Hey Everyone!!

So yeah, like the title says, i don't know if i can take it. Disneyworld is the only thing on my mind, and i find that i'm spending most of my time talking to all my new friends that are already down there or are going after/before i arrive. Krystal, Alwyn, Daniel, Ana, Sophie, Graeme, umm, oh yeah, Craig, Cale, Melanie, Jessica, Chelsea, and soo many more that i'm sure i've forgotten about. I thought i'd post some pictures of what my costume will look like (i'm trying really hard to start using the Disney terminology, for example: Uniform- Costume, Job- Role, People- Guests ) .

So what do you all think? lol I know, could they be any more Canadian, eh? LOL

So we're reaching 52 Days on my countdown. I'm actually watching a different Disney movie now everyday, prior to my departure. Tonight has been Lady & The Tramp! =D

So on another good note, my flight was offically booked last week! I sent my travel information to Kristen, and she phoned Disney for me and told them. She said all i need now is my insurance and my visa stuff should be arriving in the mail any week now. You should see me every morning, checking the mail. Hoping my visa applications has arrived. Trust me, i'll let you know as soon as i know! HaHa. Also, some other good news is, Craig has arrived in Florida to start his year long journey. He arrived on February 17th. He loves it so far! I havn't been able to talk to him that much because he's so busy with training, but his blog is good! I think today was his first ACTUAL day of work. lol I've come to the conclusion that this year is going to seriously be one big party! Like every picture i see is them having so much fun and enjoying themselves! I cannot wait!

I keep rambling on..but i'm just so damn excited. It's starting to hit me just a little that i'm leaving, and i think my friends are starting to figure it out. Ashley told me everytime she thinks about it she wants to cry. Hollie is stressing, but i think they'll all be fine. So coming to the airport is: Mom, Sandi, Alex, Connor, Harry, Dad, Grandma, and Ashley. If anyone else wants to come, the more the marrier (sp?). I think what i'm most eager about (aside from having full access to ALL the parks) is all the people i'm going to meet. Like i've made such good friends already, and i'm not even there. Ana, Sophie, Aaron, Graeme, Alex, and Edward all arrive on the same day. Kristen e-mailed me with some others, but when i e-mailed them, they didn't seem all that friendly. Oh well. Graeme and Sophie are on the same flight, and i arrive about an hour adead of them, so i'm just waiting and we're taking the MEARS shuttle transportation together. I really hope Ana arrives around the same time too! She's so nice! She's been there before and we've been talking so much lately!
Well, i should really stop rambling on. I need to find sometime really productive to do for the next month!!!
Take Care,

Sam
xox

P.s - I'll leave you guys with a cute video!

2 months to go!!

Hey Everyone!


So, i have two months to go! Exactly, well about one hour and 48 minutes off, but who's counting? lol
I'm getting even more excited now! Craig is already down there ( he arrived last Tuesday). He's having a blast already, i can't wait. 59 dayssssss!! :)
So what i have left to do: Book my flight, which i'm hopfully doing tonight. ( I was a tad short of my paycheque, so i'm trying to figure things out) . The flight i'll be booking leaves Victoria at 8:00pm SHARP! lol. It should be good. I land in Calgary just before midnight (i believe), wait 45 minutes, land in Toronto at about 6:14am (yikess!!), kill time at the airport until 10:34am, and fly to Orlando from there. I'll be landing in Orlando at 1:19pm!!!! I'm going to be soo exhausted, but i want to arrive at Disney with lots of time in the day to do things! Not like at 10:30pm! lol
So that's my flight. I also need to get insurance for my first 4 months, well basically until August 1st.
Kristen (my recruitter) e-mailed me and told me she's sending out my visa applications and petitions. So that will be coming in the next couple weeks, i presume. Other then that, that's it! lol
I've brought my suitcases into my room already. I'm just tryng to figure out what i can take/what will fit and such.
These next two months are going to just FLY by!! Believe me. lol
Still, no one is going to be reading this, at least until two weeks before my departure.
Well, i guess that's it. I'm going to try resist posting in here until my 1 month, but who knows.
No more promises!!
Talk to you sooooon!!
Sam
xox

Preparing for the magical year!

Hey Everyone!

So i guess i lied. I wasn't going to post until the night before, but i thought it would be nice to share some of my excitment of my pre arrival. So i have approximatly 78 days until i leave. I'm soo excited! I recieved my offer letter and two packages. Inside were some forms that i had to sign and fax off to Disney, and then there were some letter welcoming me, telling me all about the program, and telling me what i need to do before i arrive. i faxed off the forms, i had a criminal record check done, and it was faxed off. I only have to book my flight, call Disney to let them know what time i'm arriving in Orlando, apply for my Q1 Visa (which comes in the mail one month prior to my departure) and of course make packing lists and pack! It's starting to creep up on me really fast!
I'm talking to a lot of people down there already and people that were at my interviews that got accepted. I'm still waiting to here from Robin; I know she's going to get accepted. She was the girl i had no idea was on the same flight there and then when we met, we decided to fly back together. She was put on the waiting list with me, but she hasn't had the call yet. There's a girl named Krystal down there right now, who i think is pretty cool! She does video blogs every week or so, and they're all pretty entertaining. Unfortunatly, she wont be down there when i'm there. I think she leaves sometime in late February or March. Another person i'm talking to is Craig. He was at my interviews in Toronto (most of you know i didn't get to do much socializing at the interviews, due to missing the dinner the night before - late flight). Anyways, he's really nice and he leaves in like two weeks! Soo lucky! haha, but i'll be there soon.
What else, i don't think there's much else to say, other than how excited i am.
I guess that's it for now. I might post sometime in early April, if not then the night before i leave.
I wont be giving out the link to this until i say my final goodbyes to you, so hopfully you don't forget it!
Take Caare,
Sam
xox