Arrival & Check In.

I finally arrived in Florida on Saturday the 25th! It was only about a 5 hour drive, but it felt like so much longer. After we got to Orlando, we checked into the condo that my grandparent's and mom were staying and then we went to Universal for a little bit.

Sunday, we went to Universal again and got back by 6, because I had to get ready and go to the Polynesian resort to finally meet my potential roommates (we still didn't know if we were going to end up together). We met up around 7:20 at the Polynesian. It was so excited to finally be able to meet everyone since we had been texting back and forth since October.

Left to right - Estefania, Lindsay, Tori, Me, Erica, and Paige.

The following day, Monday the 27th, was check in! We tried to get in early around 7:30, so we could get it over with and have time to move in, but we got kicked out and told to come back at a scheduled time. We hung out across the street and came back at 8:45 AM.

The line wasn't bad at all. We got temporary ID's and then Paige and I were separated from the group because our last names begin with A-L. The first stop was to get our job assignments. My location is Animal Kingdom which I'm excited about because it has the best hours. I am working at Pizzafari. We then went to another booth where they gave us our housing assignments. I am living at Patterson Court in a 3 bedroom and the best part is, all the girls and I are assigned together! Then was talked to about Casting, which I had right after check in with Paige.

Temporary Disney name tag! 

After check in, Paige and I got on the CP (college programer) bus that took us to Casting. There, we just handed in our I-9's, did background checks, fingerprints and learned some more about our jobs. The building is really cool. It is designed to look like Walt Disney's socks he always wore which were an Argyle pattern. The doorknobs on the building look like the ones from Alice In Wonderland and when you walk inside the first room are filled with Disney character statues and different pictures from different parks.

After casting, Paige and I finally got to go to our apartment. It's a lot nicer than I was expecting. We have a really nice sized living room and kitchen. It took so long to unpack and get everything settled, but it was a lot of fun. 

Getting settled in our new apartment!