bellebookworm9
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We're going to Disney! And 4 years earlier than originally planned! How does that happen, you might ask? Well, thanks to our lovely federal government, I've received a grant. $4000 per year, which means I have more financial aid than I need, so I'm getting more than $2000 back.
This grant is called the TEACH grant. I've agreed to teach at a "low-income" school in a "high need field" for four years within 8 years of graduation. Now, I was a little skeptical at first, but after looking into it, there are many schools in my area that are considered low income, so I agreed to it!
Our original plan was to go in May 2014 when I graduated from grad school. We were going to stay in a condo offsite, go for 15 days, rent a car, all the bells and whistles. I've slowly been cutting back though. Our plan now is to stay at All Star Music for 12 days and use Disney transportation.
I've been to Disney three times before, twice as a child at ages 13 months and 2 1/2. The last trip was in February 2007 when my school's wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, marching band, orchestra/string ensemble and Bel Canto singers all performed. It was quite the extravaganza. You can read all about it here.
This trip should be more successful because we have more time, have a plan of attack, less people to keep track of and have a better idea of what to expect. With that I'll leave you with a picture of my best friends and I from the last trip.
Table of Contents
1)How Did This Happen?-You're Reading It
2)The Cast
3)Number Crunching
4)The Plan of Attack
5)Why Yes, I Am A Disney Nut
6)Random Thoughts of Interest
7)We've Upgraded Big Time!
8)We Have Our Resort Confirmation!
9)Some Pixie Dust to Brighten Your Day!
10)The Coolest Shirt Ever and "You Want Snow, We Got It!"
11)Flights Are Booked!
12)Magic Kingdom
13)Epcot
14)Studios
15)Animal Kingdom
16)Water Parks and Downtown Disney
17)Christmas Fun!
18)Christmas Parade
19)Princess and the Frog
20)ADR Shuffle, Among Other Things
21)January Ramblings
22)School Updates and a Moment of Panic!
23)The Exciting News That Didn't Work Out But Is Still Exciting
24)3 Month Mark!
25)Corning Museum of Glass
26)Summer Job
27)Everything's Paid!
28)Writer's House Update(w/ Pics!) and a New Guidebook
29)Window Clings/Scrapbooking/Trip & ADR Updates!
30)Itineraries Days 1-3
31)Itineraries Days 4-6
32)AK Itinerary
33)MK Day 2 Itinerary
34)Garden Grocer Order
35)Itineraries Days 9-10
36)Itineraries Days 11-12
37)Should We Cancel Chef Mickey's?
38)It's My Birthday!
39)Mickey Mail and Countdown Calendar
40)Room Requests/Pick a Pearl/Celebrations
41)30 Day Mark & Autograph Books
42)Updated Cast Pics
43)Asking for Some Pixie Dust
44)Two Week Mark/Random Babbling!
45)Single Digit Dance and Online Check In
46)Job Update/Last Day of School
47)Weather Woes & Airport Adventures
48)Final Plans & Celebrations
49)Final GPA & More Final Plans
50)Airline Boarding Numbers & Last Final Plans
51)TODAY IS THE DAY!!
52)We're Here!!
53)First Day Fun at Magic Kingdom
54)Live Updates Days 2-4
55)Downtown Disney
56)Epcot World Showcase
57)Animal Kingdom
58)Magic Kingdom
59)Life Update
60)Trip Report Has Begun!
This grant is called the TEACH grant. I've agreed to teach at a "low-income" school in a "high need field" for four years within 8 years of graduation. Now, I was a little skeptical at first, but after looking into it, there are many schools in my area that are considered low income, so I agreed to it!
Our original plan was to go in May 2014 when I graduated from grad school. We were going to stay in a condo offsite, go for 15 days, rent a car, all the bells and whistles. I've slowly been cutting back though. Our plan now is to stay at All Star Music for 12 days and use Disney transportation.
I've been to Disney three times before, twice as a child at ages 13 months and 2 1/2. The last trip was in February 2007 when my school's wind ensemble, jazz ensemble, marching band, orchestra/string ensemble and Bel Canto singers all performed. It was quite the extravaganza. You can read all about it here.
This trip should be more successful because we have more time, have a plan of attack, less people to keep track of and have a better idea of what to expect. With that I'll leave you with a picture of my best friends and I from the last trip.
Table of Contents
1)How Did This Happen?-You're Reading It
2)The Cast
3)Number Crunching
4)The Plan of Attack
5)Why Yes, I Am A Disney Nut
6)Random Thoughts of Interest
7)We've Upgraded Big Time!
8)We Have Our Resort Confirmation!
9)Some Pixie Dust to Brighten Your Day!
10)The Coolest Shirt Ever and "You Want Snow, We Got It!"
11)Flights Are Booked!
12)Magic Kingdom
13)Epcot
14)Studios
15)Animal Kingdom
16)Water Parks and Downtown Disney
17)Christmas Fun!
18)Christmas Parade
19)Princess and the Frog
20)ADR Shuffle, Among Other Things
21)January Ramblings
22)School Updates and a Moment of Panic!
23)The Exciting News That Didn't Work Out But Is Still Exciting
24)3 Month Mark!
25)Corning Museum of Glass
26)Summer Job
27)Everything's Paid!
28)Writer's House Update(w/ Pics!) and a New Guidebook
29)Window Clings/Scrapbooking/Trip & ADR Updates!
30)Itineraries Days 1-3
31)Itineraries Days 4-6
32)AK Itinerary
33)MK Day 2 Itinerary
34)Garden Grocer Order
35)Itineraries Days 9-10
36)Itineraries Days 11-12
37)Should We Cancel Chef Mickey's?
38)It's My Birthday!
39)Mickey Mail and Countdown Calendar
40)Room Requests/Pick a Pearl/Celebrations
41)30 Day Mark & Autograph Books
42)Updated Cast Pics
43)Asking for Some Pixie Dust
44)Two Week Mark/Random Babbling!
45)Single Digit Dance and Online Check In
46)Job Update/Last Day of School
47)Weather Woes & Airport Adventures
48)Final Plans & Celebrations
49)Final GPA & More Final Plans
50)Airline Boarding Numbers & Last Final Plans
51)TODAY IS THE DAY!!
52)We're Here!!
53)First Day Fun at Magic Kingdom
54)Live Updates Days 2-4
55)Downtown Disney
56)Epcot World Showcase
57)Animal Kingdom
58)Magic Kingdom
59)Life Update
60)Trip Report Has Begun!
I'm 18 years old and a freshman at SUNY Geneseo (aka the public Ivy of New York State). I will be 19 by the time the trip comes. I'm a speech pathology major who also enjoys psychology and math. I play the flute. Oh, and I'm OBSESSED with Disney! My favorite character is Belle.
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we're so excited!
to my day! Now I have to go study for part two of my phonetics final which is tomorrow. These next two weeks are going to be crazy! And I can't go home until the 23rd
. Hopefully, they'll go quickly!
