It's a Hard Life, But Someone's Gotta Live It!

Hi everybody!

I apologize for taking so long in updating this. My mom kept calling me pleading with me to post something so people would quit asking her!! And Rebecca and Madelyne are giving me gentle reminders :)

Well, the reason I have not updated in so long is just because I am so busy .... doing things like laying out at the pool, exploring all the Disney World theme parks, visiting Keaton in Tally, going to Tampa ... ahh, the rough life!!

I am going to try to add some pictures to this post!! No promises, but we'll see how it goes!!

This is a pic of the outside of my apartment complex. Remember, there are three main complexes (Vista Way Apartments, The Commons Apartments, and Chatham Square Apartments) and one smaller complex (The Treehouse) for Disney College Program Interns.

Here are pictures of the guard shack in the complex, my building, the 38 wonderful steps leading up to our apartment, and the costume I get to wear at work!!! LOL, it's so embarrassing!!

As you can see, the grounds are beautiful here at Chatham Square!! This is one of the paths that leads to Building 4 where I live.

Something else I thought you might find interesting ... most people here do not have vehicles, and it is a PAIN using the bus transportation provided. So everybody walks to the Publix a few blocks away. You grab a shopping cart from our little "stock" here at Chatham, walk it to the store, get your things, and walk back with the cart. Then you return it to our own little cart inventory for the next person to pick up!!!

I haven't really taken any photos of the inside of the apartment yet, but will hopefully get to that this week and get those pics up ASAP!!

As I said, I have definitely taken the time for some FUN while I've been here!! The first park I went to was Magic Kingdom with my roommate, Elise. We were only there for a couple of hours but it was so much fun!

While Elise and I were trying to lug our new TV up the 3 flights of stairs to our apartment, we randomly flagged down a guy to help us. His name is Ben, and we ended up going to Epcot with him a couple of weeks later.

We got to ride Segways!!!

Then about a week ago, I went to the Animal Kingdom with one of my friends, Matej. He is from Slovakia and we work together at the Port Orleans.

We got soaked riding the River Rapids!!!





They have the biggest bats I have ever seen!!!



My FAVORITE thing so far since I've been here is when Elise and another girl from Boston surprised me with an early Christmas present ........ they took me to A RED SOX GAME AT THE TAMPA BAY DEVIL RAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So as you can see, I've been having a TON of fun!!! Yes, it is a lot of work and no, you don't get a lot of respect as a college intern! But overall it is a great experience and I am having a BLAST!!

Have a great week!!

Kara