After being frisked by an elderly TSA agent with a resentful attitude I rode an airplane here all by myself. I paid $8 so I could have wifi on the plane and talk to Skyler the entire time I was flying. (You'll either think that is pathetic or cute. That's okay because it's both.) I landed and went downstairs, got my 100 pounds of luggage, bought a shuttle pass, and got on a shuttle to my hotel. I met a girl on the shuttle, Alaynna, and she was doing the program too. We actually ended up having hotel rooms right next to each other. She knew who her roommates were going to be beforehand and she invited me to go to dinner with them. They were extremely nice girls and by the end of night one my friend count was at 5.
The next day we had check in, which was a really long yet efficient process, but I found out that I am going to be working in... drum roll please.... FANTASYLAND!!! I couldn't be more excited about that. The merch cast members in fantasyland get to deal with lots of little kids and do something called "pixie dusting" where we go around sprinkling glitter on little kid's heads with as wand. Making the days of little kids is going to be so much fun. I don't have my costume yet or my exact assignment of what part of Fantasyland I'll be in, I find out on Sunday, but I will let you know!
My roommates are nice! It's cool to meet girls from all over the country with different interests and different personalities. I am friends with 3 of the 5 girls that I live with and it's crazy to think that I now know 8 girls here that I don't hate. That is such an accomplishment for me, you have no idea. I haven't even met any of my coworkers yet so I'm sure I will make even more friends every day, and that is exciting.
In order to get places we have to take these lovely non-air conditioned transtar buses. People complain about them a lot and say that the drivers are incompetent and the buses break down, so that will be a separate adventure by itself. They take us to and from work and also to the mall and walmart and the post office. What more could I want? I also have a walgreens walking distance from my apartment complex for all my overpriced snack and pharmacy emergencies.
The weather has been fun. It gets really hot and sunny and then an hour later it's stormy and raining and then it's clear and sunny again. I love the warm rain and the ocean smell in the air here. I, however, am not a fan of the humidity this far. My hair has shrunk up a solid two inches into a chic white girl fro and I constantly want to take a shower because I'm sticky. The heat doesn't bother me at all, but the first day I felt like I couldn't breathe in the thick air. I've been adapting to it, but I do not miss the dry Utah air one bit.
Skyler and I are doing okay. We miss each other a lot. A lot a lot a lot a lot. The first night when I stayed in my hotel by myself we face-timed and cried together. It's hard, but he loves me so well. He's been amazing at being supportive and communicating with me. It's incredible the amount of love I have for him and that even states away I can still feel the connection that we share. I brag about him all the time and am so grateful to have him by my side through it all. We are going to make it! Don't worry. That's all I have for now, but here are some pictures with captions to illustrate these first few days.
Here is the lovely Transtar bus! Who doesn't want to ride this every day? Bonus! They smell like feet.
This was the view from the bus we took to casting as I entered the property for the first time!
You like the fro? or no?
This is my bed. This is the result of only being able to pack two suitcases. I kind of miss my big comforter.
I found this giant Stitch at the outlets today! It was SO SOFT. Skyler is very proud of me for not buying it.
(I might have to go back.)
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