Tuesday, May 31, 2011

One More Week!!!

I can't believe I only have one week left in Canada, that is so crazy. It's so hard to believe at this time in a week, I will be all moved in. I really need to do more packing but I've just been feeling so unmotivated to do it. I was determined to be done packing by June 1st but that is definitely not happening now.

I paid my program fee so now everything is paid for which is awesome. Tomorrow I'm going to get my traveler's checks and take care of my health card. Sunday night I had a going away dinner with my family. We are really close and I see my aunts and cousins a lot so it will be rough not seeing them for a year. It is still up in the air whether or not some of them will come visit but I really hope they do.

I'm so excited to see where I will be living and who my roommates will be. I really lucked out on both my ICPs and had amazing roommates so hopefully it's the same this time around. I would really love to be in a 2 bedroom again, that was the perfect living situation. I've definitely got my fingers crossed for that!

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

Two More Weeks!

Only two weeks to go until I'm back in the sunshine state. I have finally started packing and got quite a bit done already. My mom bought me a Canadian flag for my apartment so now I have something Canadian to bring down with me.

E-mailed my insurance information to my recruiter and next I need to pay the program fee. Apparently we can pay it when we arrive at the welcome centre but I would rather take care of it before I leave. I took care of my cell phone and am putting it on hold again like I did last summer. I was originally going to unlock it and bring it with me but decided to go with Boost Mobile and they don't deal with unlocked phones. They are no contract and I can get a blackberry so it's all good. I'm so excited to have a 407 number again.

I decided I want to find another professional outfit for the classes and training I need to do at Disney University. I'm bringing down the two outfits I used last summer but I figured another one might be a good idea since I don't know how many days I need to have professional clothing for. I know for sure I need them for Traditions and my Discovery day but I just want to be prepared in case there are more. I also need to dye my hair and make sure it fits the Disney Look.

Other than that Sunday I start saying my good-byes to people which I am not looking forward to. Still can't believe in two weeks today I will be back in Disney housing getting ready to start another crazy, magical journey. I've definitely been listening to a lot of Disney park music to get in the mood. A girl I did the ICP with last summer found this website with music from the parks and they had Block Party Bash and Move it Shake it Celebrate It which are my two favourite parades so of course I had to download them. The person who runs the website has this really awesome tumblr about the amazing simple things at Disney that I can't stop reading. I definitely recommend checking it out:

http://simpledisneythings.tumblr.com/

Sunday, May 8, 2011

ONE MORE MONTH!!!

I can't believe in one month I will be back in Orlando. I still can't believe I am spending a year in Florida. It still feels like I will only be down there for a few months.

I finally bought my health insurance. I went with the same company I did last summer since they meet all the requirements needed by Disney. I only need to get insurance until October 1st because after that I qualify for Disney's health insurance so that's good.

I went and did some more clothes shopping today and got some tank tops and a new pair of shorts. The only other things I want to pick up before leaving now is a new purse, sunglasses, and some nice flats and sandals. I also want to try and find something "Canadian" to bring down with me. I didn't really care about decorating my bedroom on the ICP since it was such a short time but I definitely want to get a Canadian flag or something this time. I also might need to bring some Ketchup Chips with me since those don't exist in the States.

The only things left to do on my to do list is to pay my program fee and pack. Packing is seriously stressing me out since I'm so afraid I'm going to forget something important.

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Two Years Ago...

I started the most magical adventure of my life when I began my first International College Program. I can't believe it's already been two years since I moved into Vista Way and met some of the most amazing people in the world. I feel so lucky to be going back for a third program since I know this is supposed to be a once in a lifetime opportunity.

The May 3rd arrival group arrived today which means my arrival group is next. It hit me today that I'm the next one to arrive which is a little scary since I still haven't started packing! I got an e-mail from Yummy Jobs saying that we can now pay our program fee which is exciting. That and buying health insurance is pretty much it for payments I need to make for this program.

I started looking at the Walmart website for bedding and other odds and ends I want to pick up for my apartment. Some things I don't know yet if I will need to buy (like toaster, coffee maker) since I have no idea if I am moving into an apartment full of arrivals or people who have been there for a few months. I did find the bedding I want so that's good. I'm going to do the site to store ordering thing this time around. I know a few of the ICPs did it last summer so I thought I would try it this time.

I can't wait to walk down Main Street again and watch Wishes. YouTube videos just don't cut it.