I'm Here!

Tuesday, August 6, 2013

IT HAS ALL STARTED! Yesterday, we pulled into the apartment complex, waited in many lines, and filled out every piece of paperwork imaginable. My little bug is all registered, I took a drug test and got fingerprinted for a background check...hopefully I pass, and found out where I work! I was placed at Disney's Contemporary Resort, working as a shallow water lifeguard! Thank God I wasn't put at a wave pool. I don't know much about the resort yet, but I've heard good things. Here is a link, check it out! https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/recreation/contemporary-resort/pools-contemporary-resort/
Yesterday, I also had my lifeguard test! They had originally told me to be prepared to do a 200 yard swim, tread water for 2 minutes without using my hands, and to be able to retrieve a 10 lb. brick from the deepest part of the pool. This was all wrong. That was the test for deep water lifeguards. So after months and months of practicing and stressing out, all I had to do was swim a 50 and retrieve a brick from 5 ft of water (and considering I'm 5'6", my feet never left the bottom of the pool). So guess what! I PASSED! My lifeguard training starts Friday, where I'll have to pass this test again. I've also met a ton of new people, but no one from Colorado! I got my apartment and had my first night with my roommates! My apartment is really cute, except it needs some major decorating. That's what today is for. So I'm not going to post any pics until everything looks better! And I love my roommates! There are 6 of us total, and everyone is so sweet and so excited to be here! None of them are lifeguards, but they all have a really cool job! They all seem to be doing something with food, so that will definitely come in handy. And we cooked our first roomie family dinner last night! A couple of my roommates really love to cook, so they can teach me! I need help.

Everyone close to me knew that I had a really bad experience at UCCS and that I've had the hardest last year of my life, so after having such a good start here in Florida, I think it was meant to be! I can't wait to see where this adventure takes me! And Kayla, thanks for the comment :)