Sunday: i slept in and then I had work from 3:45 to 11:00. It went by pretty fast and I was glad to get back home and relax for my two days off. It was nice because I only had one day of work between my off days! Monday, Abby and I had off. I woke up later than her and met her and friends at Hollywood Studios. Since It was the end to President's Day weekend, the lines were still packed. We waited around an hour+ for each ride. We did Tower of Terror and the Great Movie ride. We also watched the Beauty and the Beast show and the star wars show. Then we met Chewbacca, Eeyore, and Olaf. I left right before dinner because I was so tired and worn out. I went back to the apartment and watched Netflix until I fell asleep around 8:30/9:00! Tuesday, Zach and I went to Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom. In Animal Kingdom, we ate and met characters. We met Flik from Bugs Life, Donald Duck, and Russell from UP. We got a rum Dole Whip and were on our way to Magic Kingdom. Magic Kingdom was packed! We went to meet Rapunzel, Tiana, Pooh, and Tigger. We finally ran out of battery and decided to back home. I was supposed to meet up with Diego, Ariana, Manae, and Michelle, but I just wanted to be lazy and relax. I also was supposed to go to Senior Frogs that night, but I had class the next morning. I ended up staying up until midnight working on a group project!! So frustrated that these people waited until the very last minute to submit it to me... even though I asked for in 3 days before. I hope they don't do this the whole class! Wednesday, started my 9 days in a row of working... I had my hospitality class from 8:30 to 12:30. I learned how much profit disney makes in just one food item. It's crazy!! It makes me wonder how much an average restaurant makes per item. After class I took a nap before I had work from 3:30 to 11:00. I was running, which I like because you get to interact with the guests and move around. Thursday, I had my HR class from 8:30 to 12:30. We spent most of our time on the different laws about discrimination in the workplace. Somehow we got on the topic of Hooters and how all the servers are women. My teacher trying to explain Hooters the the 60% international students was hilarious! We ended class early, around 11:30. So I got food and went back and took a nap before I had work. Before work, Zach and I went to Chip and Dales Costuming to pick up new uniforms. I tried washing all my white pants, but they never got clean again! I also wanted to get slightly longer pants. I worked fry from 4:15 to 12:30AM. I took Zach and Robbie home, so I didn't get back and in bed until 1:30. Friday, I worked at beaches from 10:30 to 7:30. I finally picked up shorts, so I wore them. They looked so much better than the pants! We were busier than the last time I worked, which made time go by faster. Before my break, Jose said I did a great job and that he was buying me food! So I got a crab cake sandwich. It was so good! When I got back from break, it had slowed down. For the most part, we just stood around and talked. Finally 6:00PM came and we closed! When I got home at 8:00, I watched an episode of Grey's Anatomy! I was so behind! Then Sammie got home and we went grocery shopping at Walmart! It too way too long! These people acted like they haven't been shopping in years with the amount of things they bought. It was 11:30 by the time we got home. Saturday: I laid in bed until I had to go to work! This week had been super exhausting... I needed this. I had work from 3:30 to 11:00.
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Sunday I had off. I slept in and planned my vacation when my parents come. Later that night Abby and I went to Chevy's for drinks and ended up eating. We got the Valentine's Day special. It included an appetizer, 2 entrees, and dessert. Abby's margarita was the size of her face! It was huge! Monday my roommates and I had Be Our Guest reservations!! When we got to the program, people said we would be lucky if we got reservations during our program. WE DID IT! We left at 8:30 for our 9:20 reservations, which usually is enough time. However, there were so many people going into Magic Kingdom and the monorail was down, that we ended up being 40 minutes late!! I was so mad and upset that they weren't going to let us in... But Hannah and I ran and talked to the hostess. She let us in no problem! We walked in and were given roses to scan for our meals. You order the food on a computer system and then go find a seat. We sat in the main ballroom. The view was gorgeous! They even had falling snow. I ate a croissant sandwich and the others had a breakfast platter. It was very good! After we were finished eating, we walked around to the different themed rooms. We left and walked around Magic Kingdom. We took a cute picture in front of the castle and Gaston's statue. We had to leave since Hannah and Sammie had work. Later that night Abby and I got food and drinks at Bahama Breeze for happy hour. Tuesday I had work from 8:00 to 4:30. I was training on stocking, which I was not excited for. Stocking meant that I had to lift heavy boxes and have people yell at me that they need something. I went in and Lourie, my coordinator, said that she didn't have anyone to train me, so I was on my own. Yay... I had to learn how to stock on my own. I had to fill out an order sheet, figure out where everything goes, and put things away on my own!! I was not happy. Not only did I have to lift boxes that were too heavy for me, but I had to do it by myself. I don't think it's right to leave someone in training by themselves. I didn't learn how to properly stock, so when someone yells at me for doing something wrong, it's not my fault. After work I wanted to go to the parks because the princes where out in EPCOT. My friends who went said it was over an hour to two hours wait. I did not think it was worth that long!! So I decided not to go. Wednesday I had to skip my class because it was my last day of training. I emailed the scheduling people and talked to my managers, but they wouldn't change my schedule. So I had work again from 8:00 to 4:30. It was supposed to be my second stocking day, but there were two other girls who were scheduled to stock too. So Lourie put me training on cashier, since I were working cashier at Beaches on Friday. Cashier isn't too hard, it's just knowing where each of the items are located. They have more than the items that we offer, which it confusing. They have different prices, so you have to make sure you click the correct one. The day went by kind of slow because you are waiting for the people to come and you are just standing there by yourself. Thursday I had my HR class from 8:30 to 12:30. After class I had the option of going to a professional event at the Grand Floridian, but I was so tired that I decided to relax instead of going straight there then to work. I would have been doing some sort of work for 13 hours straight. So, I relaxed for one hour before I headed to work. I had work from 2:30 to 9:15. Friday, I was working at Beaches pool lounge. I had never worked there or been on cashier by myself. So this was going to be interesting. The day turned out to be good. Jose made me try everything on the menu: lobster sliders, crab cake sandwich, chicken fresco sandwich, and a burger. I was so full I didn't eat anything until I got off work. The day went by pretty fast and I actually enjoyed being outside and by the pool. Saturday, I woke up and was trying to decide what to do. I didn't start work until 6:30PM. I snapchatted Zach, and he was with Michelle and Monae at Hollywood Studios. I got ready and headed over there. When I met up with them at Backyard Jamboree, they ate and then we headed out. It was too crowded and the wait time were too long! So, we headed to EPCOT where we could just walk around, eat, and not have bad wait times. We ended up meeting Elsa and Anna!! Then, we walked around the World Showcase. We finally decided to eat food at Japan. I got sushi and rainbow shaved ice. Then we walked around until Monae had to go to work. Michelle, Zach, and I met up with Alaina at the Electric Umbrella. We ate and soon after Zach and Michelle headed to work.
That night at work, I was bussing. I hadn't bussed since my first day of training. I can honestly say I don't enjoy bussing. I was so tired by the end of my shift and I got off at 12:30AM! Sunday I woke up and was still planning my trip to Europe. Sammie and I went down to the clubhouse to get our maingate passes. Maingate passes are what allows us to get into the parks anytime we want. When we went, the ladies told us that Disney decided to give us 1 complimentary park hopper pass! We were so excited we wanted to print it right away. We didn't find it on the hub, so we went back to the club house and there it was! Why didn't it work back at our apartment! I had work at 3:00-11:30. I was supposed to be training/by myself on window, as my last day. However, they had so many trainees that they moved me to fry. This was my first day on fry and honestly I wasn't too thrilled. It was so hot and boring. The fries couldn't be out for more than 3-5 minutes and the chicken nuggets were 10 minutes... I felt like I was wasting so much food! I totally would have still eaten it! Diego was my trainer and he was "teaching" me Spanish (it was stuff I already knew). I really got close to Jose and Diego while over by the cooks. They are a lot of fun to talk to. Jose is from Puerto Rico and Diego is from Peru. They would make fun of the others Spanish! Monday, I worked 3:00-11:30 again. I was on my own for fry, since I had finished my training. We had a couple of rushes, which was good. The night went by faster. I had Jose and Echo to talk to when it got slow. Echo is doing the International College Program and she's from China! We talked about the differences here verses China. It's really interesting. These night shifts are the worst. I would much rather work early in the morning; I feel like they go by much faster. Tuesday was my 6th day in a row working and I was exaughted!! One more shift... I could do it! Before my shift, Hannah, Sammie, and I went to EPCOT to shop at Mouse Gear. We wanted to get everything before our 40% off expired! I got a wine bottle stopper (is that what its called?), a sweatshirt, and a towel. When I got to work, I was scheduled to work fry again. Since, I had already done it by myself and we had so many new CP's, they put me on window. I don't like window when it is slow because you just stand there and you can't leave the window. Wednesday I had my first class, which was Advanced Hospitality. It was four hours long! How am I going to do this? The first half of the class went by fast. Then my group got split up into new groups because it's "real life." My group ended up having 2 guys from Spain! Overall this class seemed pretty easy since it was mostly group work. After my class was over, Sammie, Hannah, and I went to Blizzard Beach. This was the first time I've been to a Disney water park. It was really funny how they have christmas music playing in February. We went on all of the rides- well all the easy ones. We got food and I tried the frozen hot chocolate and it was really good! After the water park closed, we went back to change and go to Hollywood Studios. I hadn't been there yet, so I was excited! We met Moana and Olaf!! :) I told myself that I wouldn't like Tower of Terror and it ended up being one of my favorites. I was even smiling in the picture! We also rode Rock n' Roller Coaster, Toy Story Mania, and even had a whole ride to ourselves on Star Tours. When we finished Star Tours we saw the fireworks for the Star Wars firework show. Finally when we got home, I tried to do homework for my Human Resources class, and I ended up falling asleep. I was so tired! Thursday, I had my Human Resources class in the morning. I had the same teacher so that was nice. This class seems a little harder, because of the content and it is mostly individual work. Hannah and I both had off, so we headed to Universal and met up with her friends Rob and Chase. We went on Revenge of the Mummy, the Simpsons ride, the Cat and the Hat, the High in the Sky Seuss Trolley Train ride, and Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey. Friday, I had work at 6AM. I worked on coffee, even though I was supposed to be on yogurt/salad training. They said I was the strongest on coffee that was there. We ended up having a lot of people, so the morning went by fast. After work, I went to Chickfila, the guy at the drive thru said my name, and I forgot I was wearing my name tag! I was exhausted, so I took a 2 hour nap. That night Sammie and I went to Taco Bell. Saturday, I had work again at 6AM. I finally trained on yogurt salad, except that the lady training me was always gone or helping someone else. So, I wasn't properly trained and didn't know where to put things or get food from. During my shift, I was suddenly moved to coffee because Echo was slowing down with the big rush of people. It was so busy that I had to move my break to an hour and a half later because they needed me. At least the day went by fast. After work a group from work went to Hollywood Studios. It ended up being just Mary, Maggie, and I. We went on the Great Movie Ride, got Starbucks, and watched the Star Wars fireworks.
Sunday, I worked from 6:00 to 14:30. Today I was training on Pizza/Bakery. During the morning it is either coffee or waffles. They gave me waffles (which are Mickey shaped!) and it was very easy. It was one of the machines that they have at bed and breakfasts. After breakfast was over, I learned how to make pizza! Since I had worked at Rosa's Pizza in high school, it was very familiar. I also learned that it depends on the cook how many toppings to put on the pizza. They are very particular depending on the cook. After work, I met Abby and Sammie at EPCOT. We spent most of the time at Mouse Gear looking at the merchandise. Then, we got ice cream (I got a Mickey sandwich). Next, we rode Mission: Space and went home. By the time we got home, I was tired and went to bed around 8 or 9! Monday, I trained on coffee. Since I don't drink coffee, I was afraid it was going to be hard. But it turned out to be one of my favorites so far. I can make a latte, cappuccino, caramel macchiato, mocha, americano, frozen cappuccino, and espresso. This day went by super fast and I ended up working an hour later. That night, Zachary, Robbie, Marley, and I went out to Happy Monday's. Happy Monday is a night were people get into groups by country. Each country has a president, vice president, and team members. You play flip cup against other countries. I didn't get to play on a team because you have to ask the president of the team days in advance. Overall it was a fun time! (The party bus isn't that bad!) Tuesday and Wednesday I had off. I was tired Tuesday from going out to Happy Monday's, soI stayed in bed most of the day. I watched Netflix or read The Selection series. Wednesday I went to Disney Springs to shop at World of Disney. I got so much stuff! I ended up seeing my roommates and we decided to hang out the rest of the day. We went to Planet Hollywood and got food. Then, we went to Magic Kingdom. We met Ariel, Cinderella, and Elena. We should have gone in the line for Rapunzel and Tiana because it went much faster! Then, we got ice cream sundaes and ate by the castle. Thursday, I was on the coffee station again. After work Maggie and I decided to go to Magic Kingdom and we met up with Hannah. When we got there they parade was just starting. It was my first time seeing it and it was amazing! All the costumes, dating, and floats were fantastic! This was Maggie's second time at Magic Kingdom, so she hadn't been on many of the rides! We rode It's a Small World, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Space Mountain. Of course Space Mountain was my favorite! While we were waiting for Pirates of the Caribbean, I had my first Dole Whip! It was sooo good! I'm going to try the Dole Whip Float next time (maybe at the Polynesian Resort). On our way out, we were able to walk through the castle!! I never knew we could do that! It was great! I was so tired when I got home that I passed out at 8! Friday was my first day training on window. The window is very easy in the morning. We pre-make all the items and have them under the hot plates. All I had to do was make the breakfast wraps, kiesh, and croissants when it was running low. In the afternoon, I had to take the order. Overall it was pretty simple and great because I get to interact with all of the guests. After work I went home and took a very long nap! These 6AM shifts were finally getting to me! Saturday, I spend most of my morning planning my trip to Europe this summer. My mom and I were figuring out where we wanted to go after I study abroad in Russia! That evening, I worked at the window by myself. I was supposed to have another day of training, but my managers and coordinators thought I was good enough to do it alone! That's always nice that they think I'm doing well with my training! This shift went by kinda slow and I got back around midnight.
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