As many of you already know, I have decided to come home. I am done working for Disney. I don't necessarily need to explain my reasoning; however, I've been very personal in this blog and intend to finish it out the same way. I worked a dirty job for three and a half months. Although I did get a lot of guest interaction, I picked up trash and cleaned bathrooms. And while I was at Magic Kingdom, I worked awful hours. I don't think it's worth it to be away from my family during the holidays and be here doing something that I don't enjoy. My family is very important to me. Also, this internship didn't help my career path at all. I came to Florida for personal reasons. I came here to build myself back up, to get my spirit back, and to completely find myself without the help of family and friends. I needed to find strength in myself to make this experience beneficial for me. And I'm very excited to say that I've accomplished that! I learned more than I ever thought I would! I feel at peace with myself and enjoy being on my own, without a guy or someone changing who I am.
Also, I know that everyone goes through hardships and can feel lost, like I was, but today I feel genuinely happy! I know that I have so many GREAT opportunities ahead and so many more things to learn. And because of all this, I feel that my time at Disney has come to an end. I feel comfortable with where this experience has brought me and I don't want to lose that by overstaying my time. This is one of those things that is better left unfinished. My friend, Jojo, explained how this is like a relationship. Some relationships don't work out and aren't worth staying in if you're miserable. On a personal note, I sure wouldn't want to be with Patrick anymore! That relationship (and him) killed my spirit and I'm resentful of that. I would never want to be in a relationship like that again. (You can probably tell that he isn't one of my favorite people today, so I don't mind getting my comments in)! So with this, I definitely don't want to have that relationship with Disney. I want to look back at this experience with positive memories! I understand that this is cheesy, but this experience changed my life. I mentioned in one of my first posts that this was going to be my Eat Pray Love journey (without the love). It was! Breaking free from my old ways and doing something different was hard, but very rewarding. Today, I feel excited to face Colorado! I've joked around about my love for Katy Perry throughout this blog, so it is only right that I bring her back today. Like most of you know, her new album is about "letting the light in". That's what this experience has been for me. I really feel that I've let the light into my life and now see things with a different perspective. I know who I am and that's the best thing I could have received from my Disney adventure.
On a few funny notes, I am incredibly glad that I no longer have to live with the world's nastiest roommate! She could probably win an award for being the most disgusting girl on the planet. To anyone who thinks they have crazy and awful roommate stories, talk to me…I think I can top them. (Most of the stories did not go on my blog because they are too inappropriate and/or I didn't want to get kicked out of this program). Also, this experience has taught me a lot about dealing with people. There were times that I thought my parents were going to have to pick me up from jail for strangling a roommate (or two). And there were times that I had absolutely NO IDEA what my Haitian coworkers were telling me. Oh, and there were definitely times that I wanted to yell at guests for being inconsiderate. But through these experiences, I have become much more patient and better at handling situations. So for the people that don't understand why I'm leaving the "happiest place on earth", you come work for Disney (doing what I did) for 3.5 months and tell me if you still think it's the happiest place on earth. I do still love Disney, but as a guest ONLY. Never again as a cast member or employee. If I were to do it all over again, I would want to work for Ghirardelli in Downtown Disney. I will definitely miss the desserts here!
The hardest part about this decision was leaving my friends. Like any new experience, there are always going to be people that you connect instantly with and people that you don't like (in this case, my stinky roommate). I have made some great friends while I've been here, friendships that are going to last for years and years! I couldn't be more thankful for that!
So what's next? I'm going back to work at The Egg and back to school! With everything that I've mentioned earlier, I couldn't be more excited to go back to this life. Also, I'm pretty sure that Disney brainwashes people, so I'm glad to break free. When one door closes, another door always opens. Bring it on, Colorado!
To bring Ally's Disney Adventure to a close, thank you to everyone that followed my journey. It was WILD, but totally worth it! And you never know, maybe a new adventure is just around the corner!
(All last pictures are posted under my profile)
