Hi everyone, my lovely friend Sherri inspired me to start blogging. She will probably have a much more awesome blog, seeing as she is going all the way to Spain… you should check it out too (SpaniSherri)! I hope she doesn’t mind that I stole her idea, but it sounds like a fun way to communicate and record my time in Florida. I started this blog my freshmen year in an English class because it was how we turned in assignments every week (that’s why there will be some random and boring posts at the beginning), but I think I will change then name and start anew!
My name is Tori and I’m a sophomore at UNC Wilmington, and tonight is my last night here at our apartment before I start a new adventure. It’s nice and quite here (how I would have loved the peace during exam week), but much too quiet. There’s no Harry Potter marathon going on in the living room, the coffee has been packed away, and the walls are all too white. Sherri (said roommate from above) and her sister Tammy left earlier this evening. Danielle, Beth and Sara all left today or yesterday… I’m the last roommate in our lovely six-person apartment to leave, but alas, I do this to myself.
I work at a church in downtown Wilmington, and I’m taking care of the wee kiddies in the morn. The youth group is also having their annual Christmas F.O.L.D. (Following Our Lord Daily) tomorrow night, so I decided to stay in town till the last possible day. I think I might be considered homeless tomorrow, since I’m checking out before work and then not going home until tomorrow evening—how rebellious! I’ll be spending the holidays and then some with the family (REALLY looking forward to Ohio!!) Defiantly having a lot of fun, food, and laughter at Dysfunctional Family Christmas (look for your invite in your inbox in the next couple of weeks), oh, I’m so excited!
For the spring semester, I am going to be working in an internship at Wald Disney World in Florida. I’m really excited, but also really nervous about packing up and starting over in a new city and state, what am I gonna do without everything familiar?!?! What will my roommates be like? What trade secretes will I learn (but not be able to share… legally binding contract and all)? What am I going to do when I don’t have work, or homework (hopefully, still working on getting into classes)?
I decided to do this Internship for a few different reasons, and I have explained them over and over again, but I guess I’ll lay it all out here anyway. As a Biology Major, I think I want to work in a zoo one day, or at least with kids and animals (but what’s the difference really?). I know for sure I don’t want to be stuck in a lab doing research or in a classroom full of stir crazy kids… so this is the only route that I can think of at the moment. At Disney I’ll only be doing an entry level internship, working as a Main Entrance Operator (Ticket Sales, Trams, Greeting Guests, etc), but everyone knows that Disney is all about the performance and the customer satisfaction. They’re a Fortune 100 company and just a really great recommendation to have on your resume… Also, it’s Florida, and even in the winter the weather is between mild and wonderful. Lastly, I’m looking forward to a bit of an academic break. Yes, I’m still going to be taking two online classes, but I won’t have something like OChem to deal with next semester! Pheww!...
So I guess I’ll just be filling everyone in on what’s going on in the “Happiest Place on Earth” and such. Mostly, I guess I need a couple hobbies. I have been thinking about taking up running, so encourage me on, if you get a chance… I plan to start Monday, after I unpack.
Wish me luck as I start a brand new adventure!
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
–Mark Twain
