Visiting the Parks!

Monday, August 12, 2013

Okay, a lot has happened in the past couple of days! I'm just now having time to write a new post. On Thursday, I had my Disney Traditions class. We learned about Disney guidelines and I received my name tag, but the best part was that I got my park entrance pass! As a cast member, I get access to all the parks, free parking, and a ton of discounts! (I mentioned some of this in an earlier post). So that night, we went to Epcot for dinner! I ate tacos in Mexico and met Mexican Donald Duck! I plan on eating something from every country while I'm here, so this was a good start! We've also hit up Magic Kingdom! We started in Tomorrowland and rode some popular rides, like Space Mountain! It's really cool, one of my roommates had a liver transplant when she was younger (that's not the cool part), so anytime she visits amusement parks she gets a free fast pass for her and 5 other people. So we never have to wait in long lines! We also watched some of the firework shows! I still haven't seen Wishes (the biggest show), but we did watch one show where they project different scenes from each Disney movie on the castle and play music. It's very magical! We also watched the lights parade down Main Street USA. Everyone is so happy here, but it does make me miss my family! And on Friday night, we went to Frontierland! Splash Mountain is definitely one of my favorite rides! I'm going to ride every ride in every park while I'm here, that's my goal!

During the day on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I had lifeguard class from 8-5. 3 LONG DAYS. Things are complicated with lifeguarding right now, so I'm not going to go into details yet. But I did pass my CPR certification! More information will come soon!

On Sunday night, we celebrated passing my lifeguard tests! We ate pizza in Italy! We had the Proscuitto e Melone...a white pizza with fontina, mozzarella, proscuitto, cantaloupe, and arugula. I had never had anything like this before, but it sure was good! I'd recommend visiting Italy in Epcot. We also had crepes in France! YUM. Epcot is definitely one of my favorite parks here. It really makes you want to travel the world! I also had today off of work, so we went to Animal Kingdom! I got to meet Russell and Dug from the movie UP! This is another one of my goals here...to get pictures with as many characters as I can! One of my roommates wants to buy an autograph book haha, but I don't think I'll go that far. And we watched the show It's Tough to be a Bug! It's a 3D show with characters from A Bug's Life. It's a MUST GO! And we rode Expedition Everest, a thrilling roller coaster! A lot of fun!

But other than how AWESOME it is that I live in Disney World, I have had to keep up with some responsibilities. I still try to hit the gym, or be active, everyday. And clearing and grocery shopping are not fun. One thing that does suck; however, is that it costs me $1 for every load of laundry! And of course, I really miss my family! Things are going well though! I've already been here a week!

Check out more pictures under my profile! Off to Hollywood Studios! One last thing, any ways I can improve my blog? Open to suggestions!