Saturday, May 2, 2009

Home stretch


Well, as my time here winds up, I am enjoying the last bits of Florida I can squeeze in. I was lucky enough to get a long weekend away from work and I am spending time in Tampa with some friends. We went to Busch Gardens today, which was fun, but it is so different from Disney! I didn't realize how spoiled you get at Disney where everything is so clean, orderly, and friendly! Busch Gardens certainly has some bigger thrills though, so I think it is a good destination for families with older children.
I have graduation from the college program in just a few days on May 5th, and I think it will be a bittersweet occasion. I am so excited to be back in Arizona, but I will miss all the friends I have made here so much. It's also scary, in a week and a half, I will be out of ASU and thrown out into the world, and I really don't know what will happen next! It is exhilarating and terrifying at the same time.
Now that I am completing my college program, I can honestly say I would definitely recommend it. It has its ups and downs, and the work can be long and grueling, but nothing is like Disney, it is in a class of its own. Many of the people who work there have been there since before the park even opened, and to me, loyalty to an employer says a great deal about the company. As I continue a job search for the phase of my life, I will take much of what I seen, heard, and learned from the Walt Disney Company and keep it close to me.