I would just like to celebrate and give a little Disney Career Testimonial...

[graygables]

First, the celebration part: I just finished my Master's degree. As in 15 minutes ago. Needless to say, I'm pretty darned excited and happy about that. No more papers! (until PhD time, but that's another story...)

Now for the testimonial: Please follow your dreams and never give up. No matter how old or young you are. I returned to school at 44yo with the sole purpose of qualifying for a management internship. I had to re-route my dream and do a CP first as the internships were all cancelled the semester I had applied, but it worked out just the way dreams are supposed to, and I did get a management internship after all. My CP started 1/9/09 and my MI ended 1/9/10, but on 1/10/10, I was statused as a duty manager where I've been ever since. Hard work, lots of pixie dust, and dreams. Never give up!

 

[jchampl]

Congrats on graduating, always nice to hear such stories.

 

[bellaDisneydncr]

Congratulations!!!!!

There are some days when dreams seem so out of reach- but hearing stories like yours is a great reminder to never give up on them!!!

Congrats again!

 

[katelovesaladdin]

yay

 

[r1009t]

Wow congratulations! Your story makes the disney-dream seem less like a "dream" and more like reality

 

[PrincessBetsy]

Congrats - that's awesome!! It is such a great accomplishment and you should be very proud! I love hearing stories like this - it reminds us all how dreams really can come true!

 

[Joanna71985]

Congrats Gray!

 

[SportsChick]

Congrats! What an awesome accomplishment.

 

[Praise2Him]

Congratulations! Are you still blogging? I was following along with your CP, but then lost track.
I just turned 50 and my dream is to work at WDW My DD is living in Orlando, attending college and working as a seasonal CM. I'm seriously considering applying to work seasonally, since I can come down and live with her as needed. Then when DH retires in about 6 years we plan to move down there and both work at WDW

 

[sneekypeeks]

Congrats Gray! That is huge. You give all of us dreamers a little hope...and a little pixie dust.

 

[DisneyGirl421]

Congrats Gary!! That is awesome

 

[ZeroToHero]

Haven't apparently been on the boards lately - congratulations! That's really big news.

Also, sorry I missed you at SDV - did you ever stop by?

 

[Sorahana]

Congrats! I'm hoping to go back and go for my dreams too .

 

[tinkerbellmagic]

Congratulations on living your dream!