On the evening before New Years Eve I went to the Polynesian hotel near Magic Kingdom to sit on the ‘beach’ and have cocktails! The resort is a ‘relaxing tropical paradise’ with really cool buildings and lots of interesting sculptures. Magic Kingdom practice their New Years Eve fireworks the night before so we got to watch them as it turned midnight. There was a really big group of us from work which was really lovely as we were all working the next night. We drank cocktails out of pineapples, as that is obviously what they always do on tropical islands. I had a raspberry pina colada, it was amazing!
On New Years Eve I worked from 5.30pm. It is one of the busiest evenings in Epcot of the year, but it meant the time went quickly. At 7pm we all celebrated English midnight! The fireworks started at 11.40pm so no one came to get any fish and chips after that. We managed to watch the fireworks for the last 10 minutes, they were crazy! It celebrated each countries new year in order that they happened around the world then had the countdown. At the end they let off so many fireworks at one go, it was slightly scary! Everyone got free chilli on the way back to the bus as a thank you for working, and we got hats! By the time we got home everyone was so exhausted that we just went to bed, I didn’t have one drink all night.
I had the weekend off so I slept in late the next day. I didn’t get dressed till about 4pm, I like those kind of days! I watched Princess and the Frog with my friend Arran which was really good, though it is sad towards the end. I went to Planet Hollywood for dinner in the big globe in Downtown Disney. We had to wait about an hour for a table as it was so busy. The food was really good but our waitress was nuts! It was quite funny but also annoying at the same time. We were all so hungry but all she wanted to do was chat! The next day I went to Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom, just because we can! I saw a show in Animal Kingdom called Festival of the Lion King, it is definitely the best thing I’ve seen since I’ve been here. I also took a few more pictures to add to my character photo album!
I have finished training now so I have been let loose to open and close shifts on my own, which is good but also quite comical. I think I’m managing ok, although it sometimes feels slightly like a scene from Faulty Towers! I have mostly evening shifts at the moment which I don’t mind as it means I get to lie in which is my favourite hobby. I somehow always end up going to bed late, even if we all stay in, so it’s good to be able to catch up on sleep in the morning. I am getting on ok sharing a room, even though we are on totally different sleep patterns. I am managing to keep the mess to my side of the room!
One of the things I miss most about England (apart from all my friends and family) is a Tesco Express! Especially during university, I could pop to the shop practically any time of the day if I fancied some chocolate or a cheeky glass of wine! The closest shop is about a 20 minute walk so it becomes an hour round trip if you fancy a late night snack. I just need to be better prepared and have a sweets pile hidden away, although I would eat them all really quickly.
Last night I went to a line dancing bar, it was so much fun! I loved it. It was ladies night so we got in free and drinks were only $2. I was straight on the dance floor, trying not to stand on anyone! I managed to pick up some of the dances but they were so hard. There wasn’t anyone telling you what steps to do you just had to follow everyone else! They were all so good but looked so serious. I could follow the ones that just went back and forward but where they span around a lot I got confused. I had a great time though!
It’s our one month anniversary of arriving today, it has gone so fast. We are going out to lunch to celebrate then I’m having a quite night in, hopefully! I hope you all have a great weekend J
From Florida with Love
Emily
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