Thursday 24 April 2008

The plan emerges...

:D
I know that when you have an essay to do, you always find something more interesting to do with your time; tidy your room, hoover, bake a cake etc. But this has to be the biggest time wasting operation I've ever embarked on. It's also one that I hope will prove to be the opposite of a waste of time.

So.... the plan is: get through second year (not long to go!), get through all the scaryness of third year eg dissertation, finals and all that jazz, GRADUATE and then set off for a year in Florida. Whoo hoo!

I want to take part in the Disney Cultural Representative Programme at Epcot. Thus, I would work at Epcot for a year, representing the United Kingdom, getting paid, getting free entry + staff discount on all things Disney and living like a Uni student - which I have down to fine art!

Potential problems:
1. Money or lack of, including large student debt and overdraft!!!
2. It costs even more money to go; flights, visas, travel, food etc
3. I've heard they work you very hard (min 40 hr week) and the wages are not fantastic ($6.67 p/h)
4. You have to share a room with a stranger from another country - for a year. As well as potentially sharing a flat with 6 additional strangers from other countries.
5. They'll all want to get drunk and stay out until 4am every day, then they'll still manage to get up for work....I won't!
6. It's a whole year: what if I don't like it?
7. Will I have to resign from Argos/find a job when I get back?!?!?!?!
8. Missing all of my friends and losing touch with all my Uni mates :(

Ok enough problems. I'm sure the good will outweigh the bad. It's Disney after all! So now to the good points;

1. Get to spend a year abroad - always wanted to do that
2. Get to spend a year in Florida, at Disney, with all sorts of discounts
3. Will have a tan at the end of it everyone will be jealous of!
4. Delays my needing to look for an actual job and will look good on a CV when I do
5. Get almost a month to travel afterwards - so much to see
6. Opportunity to make friends from all over and then visit them!!!!
7. Get paid whilst over there
8. PIN TRADING! Plus the possibility to set up my own e-bay business selling stuff!

All in all, I'd be amazing methinks. Or am I so keen to avoid doing Uni work that I've actually retreated to a fantasy land????

The great thing is, I have lots of time to think about it. A year and a half in fact.

Though to end with Every day is another journey.... Where will tomorrow take me?
(Well, it will take me to a group presentation. But what I mean is; as one door closes, loads more will open. We'll just have to see if my dream pans out.)
Hope so.....

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