Feeling a little scared?

[SecondStartotheright]

I already accepted my offer and everything, but last night I realized how scared I was about doing the cp
I'm going to be going all by myself. I know I'm going to be homesick. I'm so scared everything is going to go bad.
I'm scared I'll have a roommate I don't get along with. I talked to one person who did it and she hated the whole thing because she didn't like her roommate, and another girl who had to get a roommate reassignment for the same reason.
I wish there was a way to meet people from home that were going so I'd at least have familiar faces with me, I'm so nervous that I'm going to just be so homesick and lonely that I'll be miserable the whole time and counting the days until I come home.
Is this or has this been a problem for anyone else? What do you do about it?

 

[razzery]

I'm sure most kids going down for the CP are in the same boat as you. Most people are coming in and not knowing anyone. If you ever need someone to talk to there are plenty of people here for you. I haven't seen one rude or mean person here on the disboards or the facebook group and we'll all be willing to help. I believe getting a bad roommate would be very rare but at the worst you'd pay the $50 and get a reassignment. I'd suggest trying to meet someone on the facebook group and doing the roommate notification on the college program website.

I was scared when I first moved to Orlando too. The first few days may be hard but once you start meeting people and going out things get much easier. I don't know if this helps, but my parents live pretty close to Disney so if you ever need a good home cooked meal to help with the homesickness I'm sure they'd be very happy to oblige.

 

[lauraebeth]

I already accepted my offer and everything, but last night I realized how scared I was about doing the cp
I'm going to be going all by myself. I know I'm going to be homesick. I'm so scared everything is going to go bad.
I'm scared I'll have a roommate I don't get along with. I talked to one person who did it and she hated the whole thing because she didn't like her roommate, and another girl who had to get a roommate reassignment for the same reason.
I wish there was a way to meet people from home that were going so I'd at least have familiar faces with me, I'm so nervous that I'm going to just be so homesick and lonely that I'll be miserable the whole time and counting the days until I come home.
Is this or has this been a problem for anyone else? What do you do about it?

I understand your fears and reservations. but like razzery said, a LOT of people are in the same boat. it's kind of intimidating, but you quickly meet people and all that fear goes away. I got along with my roomies great at first, but then it was not so much but it didn't matter, i had my real friends to hang out with instead so it was all fine. I get along with those roomies now, and my best friends are even closer to me! so it all worked out for us. and yea, i was homesick. I'd spent plenty of time away from home, but when my family came for thanksgiving and then left, i lost it. . .but by the end of the program, i thought i was crazy for leaving because of how close i was with my orlando family!

 

[MiaTurner]

Oh I've been absolutely TERRIFIED.

I've been up and down like a rollercoaster. One day I'm excited to go, the next day I'm just plain terrified. What's been happening more than anything is that when I hang out with my friends and my family, I have loads of fun and then realize that time with these people is drawing short... Here in my hometown anyway. I totally know how you feel.

However, I am very happy to have already found a roommate who likes the same things as me and is very sweet and kind. I would recommend doing the same thing. Lurk on facebook and myspace groups and make posts everywhere that you are looking for a roommate. (I found mine by browsing posts and finding pretty much the only other girl my age going to DL here. ) Get to know them through email and IM over the next few months and then you'll "know" someone when you get there and have a better idea of who you are rooming with.

Having friends with you always makes any hardship easier!

 

[Joanna71985]

I already accepted my offer and everything, but last night I realized how scared I was about doing the cp
I'm going to be going all by myself. I know I'm going to be homesick. I'm so scared everything is going to go bad.
I'm scared I'll have a roommate I don't get along with. I talked to one person who did it and she hated the whole thing because she didn't like her roommate, and another girl who had to get a roommate reassignment for the same reason.
I wish there was a way to meet people from home that were going so I'd at least have familiar faces with me, I'm so nervous that I'm going to just be so homesick and lonely that I'll be miserable the whole time and counting the days until I come home.
Is this or has this been a problem for anyone else? What do you do about it?

I know the feeling. I was horribly homesick my first CP. I called home all the time. Luckily I had great managers in my area, and I made wonderful friends (many of whom I still see everytime I go to FL). Thanks to them, I was able to get through my CP (and have done 3 more since then). I wouldn't worry too much; there will be other CPs who are nervous.

As for roomies- I feel I've been lucky so far in that I haven't had any horrible roomies. I would say there are more good people on the CP then bad.

 

[Loves Disney]

You're not alone. I'm feeling scared right now about the program too. I woke up this morning almost wanting to decline the program because I realized how horrible I am at goodbyes and I realized that I don't think I could handle being away from everyone for 7.5 months. I IMed one of my best friends and asked him to remind me why I was doing the program and that helped a little. For me, this is a once in a lifetime opportunity. I only have this one chance to do it and it's a dream come true...if I pass this up, I will always regret it. I'm sure it's the same way with you. About the roommate situation, I heard that most of the time you probably won't even see your roommates if you don't want to since hours might be different among all of you. So if you end up with roommates who you don't really care for, I'm sure avoiding them will be easy. You will have your co-workers to hang out with

 

[Ylushi]

I can understand as well. This past summer I worked at Cedar Point. It's not too far away from home but I was absolutely miserable my first month there. It was my first time away from home and I had to share a tiny dorm room with 3 other girls. After I got used to everything, I absolutely loved it and cannot wait to go back.
Right now I am nervous about Disney. I was fine until I had accepted but now I don't feel ready to go down there. It feels too soon to be away for a long period of time (I go back to Cedar Point afterwards), so I get to go home in August. I know though that once I get down there and adjusted, I will love it. Just call home a lot, bring lots of photos of things you will miss like pets, friends, family. I didn't get along with 2 out of three roomates that I had at Cedar Point, and the third got fired and my friend moved in. I barely saw them anyways, only at night when we were all asleep, and even then we weren't all there. So what if you don't get along with your roomie, you probably won't see them too much and will have lots of friends from work. And worse case scenario, you always switch.
I spent a lot of time when I left home for the first time calling my mom. She gave me encouragement to stay and because of her, I had a great experience.

 

[SecondStartotheright]

I'm glad I'm not alone. Although I knew I wouldn't be. It's still really scary, and I feel childish saying it. Being 21, I shouldn't be afraid to leave home, I should be super pumped, right? And I am...even though I only go to Disney World once a year, it still feels like a second home. I just feel like I really belong there, and I too, would never be able to live down the regret of not doing the program if I decided not to go (especially for something as silly as homesickness) Some days I just can't wait to be down there, and other times, I wish it was more than a couple months away. One of the biggest things I'm afraid of is saying goodbye. Another is just adjusting to a life where I don't see my family and my boyfriend every day. I suppose I should start looking for a roommate huh?

Thanks for all your responses, I appreciate the support, and I'm glad that, for those of you who are just as nervous as I am, we have a good place to come together and remind each other why we're doing this and why it's going to be great.

Sorry...that was cheesy, I just got done writing a speech...I guess I'm still in cheese mode. But I mean it

 

[jewjubean]

Wooh one of the reasons I waited so late to apply is because i would have talk'd myself out of it had i given my self the chance. I open restaurants for a pretty big company and leave for weeks at a time, and its still hard. :S

 

[graygables]

It's not at all cheesy or childish. You are facing a huge new experience and it is VERY scary. You will have bad days, but you will have many more amazing ones and those are the ones you need to store up in your heart. Like others have said, you may or may not click with your roomies. My oldest never did, my 2nd DD only clicked with one, they extended together in a 1BR and it fell apart from there, BUT, she had made so many other wonderful friends that she was never lonely.

You are about to begin a wondrous adventure that so many never have the privilege of doing. You are going to be making M~A~G~I~C each and every day!

 

[Joanna71985]

Aww, it's definitely not childish.

 

[CelebrationNM]

It’s not childish at all to feel nervous about something like this, whether you’re 21 or 31 or whatever. The only thing that is for sure is that in 7 months, good or bad, it’ll all be over. Between now and then there certainly will be plenty of ups and downs, but the experience is almost guaranteed to change your life and teach you lots of things, regardless of who your roommates are or anything else that happens. You’ve got complete control over your experience and you’re right, it’s going to be great because you’ll make it that way.

Hope your speech writing went well.

 

[jusTine87]

Here's a way to look at it- you just got a bunch of posts from people that understand, and we're that type of people going down! Its kind of like going off to college. Everyone is new and doesn't really know what to do, but then turns into home! You just have to relax, and go after the experience... there will always be people like us to pick you up!

 

[GreatWideSomewhere]

I'm glad to see others a bit apprehensive about leaving as well. It's funny because most of the time I can't wait for January to come. But then sometimes I get to thinking how I won't see my friends or family for such a long time, but then I get excited to be working at WDW again, lol.

Plus, I just found out that my friends are coming down to visit me while I'm down there! (and one of them is a seasonal CM so he will even pick up a shift on his vacation )

 

[Sorahana]

I was scared at first as well. But after I made friends with my roommates and co-workers, I had a fun time and didn't miss home as much. I miss Florida alot sometimes now!

It's also a big change in your life, all changes that are big like this can and will be scary at first. IT'S CHANGE. My mom was the one that encouraged me to stay. There were times I wanted to give up and go home but I didn't, and I am so glad I did. I ended up having a great time and I truly appreciated the experience. That's why I applied to be a campus rep, I hope I get it. I want to share my experience with others who may want to do it in the future.

Another thing that helped me was my fiance. He was in bootcamp during the later half of my program. During the first part I would talk to him and he was very supportive and was there for me to vent or share an exciting experience, heck he came to visit me in February and proposed =). But besides that, when he was in bootcamp, he sent me letters and I sent him letters, both of us encouraging each other. His sister would even encourage me via text messages, and she's way younger then me. His mom also offered support if I ever felt lonely and needed to talk to someone (awwww). My mom and her friends came and visited me twice, my mom brought my grandparents down to visit, um I think my mom has gone to DisneyWorld like....4 times this year, LOL. And we're going in January again with my grandparents so YAY! Can't wait!

Seriously? It's fun and you learn alot. There will be good days and bad days but that's how life is. It's a blessing to get an opportunity like this. And if anyone ever feels scared or has questions, you have a bunch of us here to help you =).

 

[laundry]

im pretty nervous too, but mostly for my mom. she is a widow, and now i feel so bad for her because my brother, her only other child, just moved from our home in indiana to ohio. now im moving all the way to florida and she is going to live in a 4 br house all by herself.

 

[SecondStartotheright]

Awe...that would make me sad too. I'm a little worried about my mom too. She works 3rd shift and I'm the only one she ever sees at home during the week, because I work odd hours at my job. My brother is never home, and my dad is only home when she's asleep. Yesterday she was just watching TV and I was doing homework in the living room and she just randomly says "I'm really going to miss you when you go to Florida..." It made me really sad, she doesn't normally admit stuff like that.
My dad on the other hand couldn't be more excited for me. I inherited my love of Disney from him, so he thinks it's the coolest thing ever.



All in all I'm really excited to be going, and I know it will be an experience I won't forget...and I've already decided that, God-willing, I'm going to do it again next year. My main objective is to find a roommate now =]

 

[laundry]

aww yeah my mom doesnt ever express her emotions but today when my letter came she told me she cried (she was at work when i told her).

and hey! i live in valparaiso. we are sort of close to eachother!

 

[MiaTurner]

My sister is six years ahead of me so she moved out ages ago, and I'm leaving my rents with empty nest syndrome. I feel kind of bad, but then I think of all the fun they're going to have with the money they're not spending on me anymore

 

[razzery]

I know how you guys are feeling, this is like me last year. My parents and I have never been close, like I've never said I love you to them and they've never said it to me. We also never talked about anything. I would leave and they wouldn't even say anything and they wouldn't tell me if they were going anywhere. I don't know if it had anything to do with me being an only child. Basically we never had a close relationship.

Last year when I moved 3 hours away everything changed between my dad and I. We're super close now and he's alway calling me, telling me he misses me and all this stuff. My relationship with my mom hasn't changed much but I love being closer with my dad. Sometimes moving away is for the better.