I haven't been blogging for quite a while now because I've been getting settled in to my new home and workplace. Training was hard, but I survived. My roommates are pretty cool. I am enjoying my stay here so far. Here are some tidbits about how everything is going:
When I first learned to drive the tram, I got overwhelmed and started to cry. My trainer gave me a break while he trained another trainee, and when it was my turn again, I drove just fine. I tend to get overwhelmed easily when I don't feel that I am performing up to my own standards. My trainer told me the next day that I was the first person he ever made cry while training. I also met the person who would be doing my assessment that day. He has tons of cool stories about his experiences with the Walt Disney Company. Everything with training went fluidly after my tram incident until my assessment where I became overwhelmed again while spieling. My assessment trainer told me to stop freaking out and go drive. I drove just fine, and spieled perfectly after he let me calm down. Now when I see him he jokes with me about how he made me cry. :) In all, I like the people I work with, and I like my job. It's hard to be out in the sun all day long, but I like it.
My roommates are pretty cool. I get along with all of them, and we all, for the most part, like each other. We even spent one night playing board games. We like to go out to the parks together or out for sushi. There haven't been any major arguments between anyone, and I hope it stays that way, at least until I move out. :P
Yesterday (May 31, 2011) at work, I had two great Disney moments. One guest told me that my talents were being wasted in the parking lot and that I should be moved inside the park. It really made me smile, and it would have made my day if it weren't for this second incident shortly after my first break. I was working in the singler position, which is the person who pulls the cars up to the line to ensure that another car can fit in the space behind it. The cars had started to move quickly for the first time since I'd been there. It was after four in the afternoon and not many people usually arrived at this time. A large white van pulls up and I greet them as any other vehicle by encouraging them to move forward in a fun and dancelike manner while keeping eye contact with the driver and smiling. As I moved to the next car, business men and women pile out of the car. One calls me over. I happily oblige as I would any guest asking a question. Traffic has slowed so there is no problem if I answer a question for a bit. Next thing I know, though, these business people tell me that they are executives of EPCOT, and they loved my performance of my role. They said I was outstanding, and that they were trying to experience EPCOT from a guests point of view. They then placed me in the middle of them and took a picture with me. I was shocked and a little embarrassed. I chatted with one fellow for a short while and then returned to my post. I was glowing from that point on because it felt good, being only my second day without my "earning my ears" sticker on my nametag, to be recognized for my efforts.
So those are some of my experiences here so far. I hope to get back into a regular posting habit, but it's hard to do so when I have to go to a computer lab to use a computer, since my laptop is on the fritz. Overall, this experience is turning out to be everything I hoped it would be and more. I love Disney even more with all the knowledge about the inner working than I did before. I am thankful for this opportunity, and I hope to advance to a professional internship after my college program ends.
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