Acceptance!

Hi Everyone!

So I just (yesterday in fact) recieved my email from STB Pacific notifying me that I had been offered a position in the Walt Disney World International Program commencing July 16th 2011, in the role of Vacation Planner.

I was extremely excited and overwhelmed when I opened the email, so much so that I actually burst into tears! I learnt about the program through a presentation at university about a month ago. It sounded like an incredible experience, so I signed up then and there and had an interview with the American recruiter that night. However, a month had gone with no news, so I followed up with the helpful people at STB (Student Travel Bureau) in Australia. Turns out that they had my email address written down wrong, and I had been offered the position a week ago!

My next step was to request a background check from the Ministry of Justice here in New Zealand and send a copy of my brand-new passport to STB, which I did today. From there, STB will help arrange flights, insurance and visas. They're fantastic, and help with everything!

Now it's just a waiting game to get my background check certificate back and send it through to STB (it'll probably take about a month).. and then I'll learn more about what happens next!

July seems like forever away, in fact, I have another whole semester left at uni before I get to go to Florida! But I'm sure it will go super fast. I'm so excited and scared at the same time - my first time away from home, and overseas by myself! My mum keeps crying about me going haha.. I know I will miss everyone so much, but it's the opportunity of a lifetime!

This blog will be my outlet, and my way of documenting the whole process. I found reading blogs helpful, so hopefully this will one day help someone else!