On July 21st I got my housing assignment. I am living in a complex called Chatham Square in a 1 room 2 person apartment. Meaning that I share a room with one other girl and it is just the two of us. I do have the change to move in September when I turn 21 but I haven't decided yet. My room mate is really nice. I did not like her at first but it just took time to figure out each others life styles. Her name is Rebbecca, she is from Norway and is 18 years old. She will be working in the Norway pavilion in food and beverage.
After I dropped off my bags, dad and I went and met a girl I had been communicating with on Facebook. Her name is Kimberley and she is from the UK. She is very nice and became one of my good friends. After that dad and I said good bye :( I started to unpack my things and get settled in.
My half of the room
My half of the closet (I guess I could have brought more clothes)
I then tried to meet up with Kimberley again but she had already left for the night which then left me to be all alone. I had no WiFi or service and i was having a really rough time. Everyone i already knew was at work as they started prior to me. I headed to the clubhouse where there is free WiFi, service and computers we are allowed to use. I got a hold of dad over Facebook and was trying to see if he would come get me ad take me for dinner. That's when I got a message from a guy named Forest. He is also from Canada, Winnipeg to be exact. He will be working in food and beverage and was also just moving in so he was also confused and lonely. We decided that we would meet and try to decide what to do for dinner as we were both very hungry. This was my first adventure, left to walk the streets as it was too late to bus anywhere good without having a long wait. We found a place called Longhorn Steak house. It was delicious and lucky for me i choose a good friend as he use to work for Olive Garden so got use both discounts on our meals as this was one of very few places who don't recognise Disney employees. That was basically the adventures of my move in day. I had a very good first nights sleep and I find my bed very comfy!
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The next day was our welcome to housing session. I got caught in my first Florida rain storm on my walk so was soaked by the time I got there. This is where I got to meet more people who were arriving the same days that I did. There is actually a lot more people then I excepted. I then meet a huge group of people who came from the UK. They are all such nice people and I knew that it was not going to be hard to feel at home.
In the housing meeting they just talked about the rules (which there is a lot of) and A LOT about Safety. I feel they really try to scare you so that you don't do anything stupid that will get you terminated. I feel like I am going to be alright.
Wednesday evening Dad came back and picked myself and 3 other Canadians (who are already on the program) and took us to Walmart. I got some food and essentials for my apartment. Dad set up my WiFi and figured out my cellphone. He then said his final goodbyes.
We had a immigration session the following day then later had to go fill out some paper work. I went swimming in between the two sessions. Learnt a lot about things that are similar and different between the UK and Canada. It rained which brought our swimming adventures to an end quickly.
That brings all of the housing sessions to an end.
Thursday evening is what they call THROW IN. Which is basically a welcome to the pavilion you will be working in. You get a chance to meet people you will be working with. It was late at night and was actually so much fun.
3 out of 5 new Canadians! My friends Forest and Stephanie.
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Friday was a day off so the UK clan and three Canadians went to the Florida Mall for the day! I had already been there but it was still really cool. It is a very big mall but I knew i cant shop until after I start to get paid. So i window shopped and enjoyed being out with friends.
Here are a few pictures I took at the mall.
I guess I only have pictures of the M&M store but they do have lots of stores. Like Hot Topic, Disney Store, and basically everything our malls have.
That evening the group went to CiCi's Pizza for dinner. I love that place and we get a discount what could be better!
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