TO DO LIST.

Admittedly it is more of a checklist for myself than anyone else however I do hope that this list may help future applicants.

TO DO

1.book my flight – DONE
2.purchase medical insurance – DONE
3.pay my program assessment fee – approx. $100
4.make (and attend) my visa appointment – DONE
5.book a seat on my flight – DONE
6.purchase a US Sim Card
I want to be able to be in contact with people immediately once I land purely because I think this will make the first night easier
7.Purchase luggage
8.Sell my car (I will miss you, Froggy!)
9.Cancel my car insurance
10.Cancel my AA membership
11.Tell the bank I am leaving

I made this mistake before when visiting New York for 2 weeks. I did not inform Mr TSB that I was going to America so Mr TSB froze my account. How annoying. Wont make that mistake again!
12.Clear out my room
13.Inform Mr Tax Man that I am leaving (and hopefully get a large tax return!)
14.Inform the Student Loan Company that I am leaving and, subsequently, they will not be receiving a penny from me for at least a year. Hah.
15.Organize some form of leaving shin dig.
Inevitably this will involve Disney fancy dress.
16.Decide if I am taking a) an extra suitcase b) my guitar or c) neither
17.Cancel my phone contract – DONE
no more money for you, Mr Orange!
18.Pay off the overdraft.- DONE
Awkward that this is still on the list 2 months before I leave.
19.Sort out an outfit for Traditions!
20.Get my iPod ready for a hefty 9 hour flight!

I am planning on cramming more Britishness into the next few weeks than you can shake a stick at including football matches (come on you foxes!), music festivals and 6 million cups of tea. Rule Britannia!

I’m not a criminal!

Fantastic news 🙂 – essentially I have had my CRB form back! I wasn’t expecting to be at all excited about it but when your employer is “Walt Disney World” and your job title is “Children’s Cast Member” – how can you not get excited?!

Not a lot more Disneywise has happened! But still on a Floridian theme – I am SO excited about going to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter. After rewatching the final film I got very excited at the prospect of visiting the Wizarding World! I should really start to think about saving and, more importantly, fashioning a bucket list of things I want to do once I’m out there!

Hope to update with more soon!

I’m going to Disney World!

 

 

Congratulations

You have been offered a position on

Disney’s Cultural Representative Program

Your role in the show will be in Food & Beverage

Your program dates will be September 4th 2012 to August 30th 2013

….As you can imagine I am massively excited! 

I received my CRB form through the post from Yummy Jobs and my Disney Pack! Which contained my job offer letter..Also, documents have become available on the yummyjobs website for me to download (and print, and put in my shiny Disney CRP folder…geek). And tomorrow I have a Skype chat with Kristen from Yummy Jobs to fill me in about the program and answer any questions I may have! I will update with all the details after I’ve skyped!

Application Process: Pre Face to Face

I applied for the CRP in the January UK recruitment period. Below is a brief timeline of my application process so far!

Timeline

• 14th January, 2011: Applied at www.yummyjobs.com for the CRP. Applications were being accepted until February 28th for positions throughout 2012. My CV was very basic, stating previous relevant experience and why I applied for the programme.
  
• 12th April, 2011: Recieved an email invitation to the pre-screen phone interviews. The following day I recieved an email informing me to book a phone interview time on the Yummy Jobs website.
  
• 18th April, 2011: 12pm Phone Interview with Hannah from Yummy Jobs. Discussed previous experience, why I wanted to participate in the programme, where I lived, what I might find difficult living in Florida/home sickness and how I would find living with people of different nationalities.
• 28th April, 2011: Invited to a Face to Face interview in London on June 4th.

This is where I am up to for now! As you can see, even from the early stages of the application process, there are a lot of tense/nervous waiting periods! Even before you get accepted, this programme is not for the faint hearted! I’ve got my fingers crossed that I will get accepted as this would be an absolute dream job (as I am sure it would be for many people!)

A special thanks must go out to Dan Winer, a friend of mine who is also applying. Having completed two ICP’s (International College Programmes), Dan knows the process a hell of a lot better than I do! Its been an absolute god send having him help me with everything! Thanks Dan!