Couldn't handle it!

[Emilae018]

I was accepted for the Spring 2006 program checking in Jan. 6th. I went down to Florida on Dec. 31st for a mini vaca before checking in. A friend and I drove down from Michigan, it was a little emotional leaving home but once I got there I was doing alright. We had another friend who was already at Vista, so I was able to go see what it was like before checking in. The apartments were decent, good size.. what freaked me out was how lonely it seemed. I have a big family and I'm just used to always being around people, the thought of being alone 1000 miles from home was just too much for me. I realized I needed to go to Target.. but I had no idea where it was! It was the little things that made me realize I just wasn't ready. I decided not to participate this semester but hopefully in the future I will have the guts to do it!

So.. those of you who are totally freaked out or are leaving, don't feel alone!! You're not crazy because I felt the same. Some people laughed at me for coming home but there's no way to know until you get down there, if it feels right.. great! If not.. that's okay too! WDW is still my #1 vaca spot!!

Good luck to everyone else!

 

[wdwgirl03]

I'm sorry it didn't work out for you!! That's one of the things holding me back from applying (though if I do decide to do it, it won't be until the semester before I student teach, so I've got a while to think about it). I think it would be so fun to work down there, but this is one reason why I'm scared to do it. I live on campus at school, but my house is only 15 minutes away, so I'm able to come home a lot. Doing something like the CP would be a big leap for me. But I'll decide if I want to try applying when it gets closer to the end of my senior year.

 

[Joanna71985]

Don't worry. You have plenty of time to do the CP. I felt the same way before my CP. I had never really been away from home before (except for band/school trips, ect. You know, only a few days at a time) and I am from a large family (I'm 2nd oldest of 8 kids) so I wasn't sure how I'd handle sharing a room, so few roommates, ect. Well, at first I was REALLY lonely and homesick. I was calling home at LEAST twice a day. But after several weeks I began to enjoy myself and began having a BLAST!! My program was supposed to end in May, but I was having so much fun my parents let me extend til August. Now I'm hoping to go back in May and I want to go full-time one day. My point? It's ok if you couldn't do it now. It's good that you knew that you didn't want to stay now and not have to force yourself later. I'm sure one day you'll want to do the CP.

 

[degrassi26]

Emilae, I know exactly, exactly, exactly how you are feeling. My friend and I just got home today. We checked in on the 9th, but realized this program was not for us. My friend was notified of kidney problems the day of our check in, so she had to come home by the end of this week. We're also from Michigan, and if she went back, I realized I would be way too lonely to stay by myself.

So, we had ourselves a mini vacation, as well. I loved every minute I spent at the parks, because WDW is my #1 vacation place, and always will be. I have been all over the world, and enjoyed every place I have been to, but WDW always has that special charm that can't be recreated. I realized that in order to preserve that feeling of magic and amazement, I could not work there and find out how everything works.

I wish we could have stayed a few extra days, but my friend had to come home, and when I decided to come home, my parents wanted me to come home with her because I have school (darn! and I had forgot all about school for a little while at Disney).

I think the program is right for some people, and not others. Those of you who are in the program, I hope you have a lot of fun. Enjoy the time you are there, it will go by fast! This past week of vacation went by so quickly, it seems like just yesterday we were boarding the plane to Orlando and getting ready to go to the parks.

Sorry to make this post so long, you don't have to read it all if you don't want to.

Last thing....yesterday, 1/10/06, as my friend and I walked past Splash Mountain...I saw a familiar face...tall, fiery red hair...well dressed....in other words, none other than John Stevens from American Idol Season 3!! As I am a huge fan of his and the show, I grabbed my friend's arm and almost yelled "There's John!" We followed him for a bit to see if my eyes weren't playing tricks on me and it really was him, (oh, gosh, that sounds so stalker-ish....we really aren't like that!), and he ended up sitting right behind me on the Pirates ride. I was thisclose to asking for an autograph and picture, but a) I did not want to bother him since he was with family and I assumed that since now he is so busy with college and his music, he may not get too much time alone with them, and b) I was too star-struck.

 

[tink_sparkles84]

I'm sorry it didn't work out for you Emily. I hope you do try again in the future!!