I passed my service test! I had 3 long days of studying and training, then a written and practical test. I honestly didn’t revise so much for some of my final exams at university! I had to learn the flavour, name and region of every bottle of wine and scotch we sell and all the details of the items on the menu. If you wanted to know, Jonnie Walker Black is a 12 year old scotch with a wood smoke and earthy taste! For my practical test I had to serve one of my managers and a trainer and they assess you. I was really nervous and embarrassed at the beginning but it all went well! They always order a bottle of wine and I had to open it at the table which took me ages but I did it eventually. I got lots of yes ticks and was really happy I passed! I went out that night for a celebration! My first shift was the next day and was absolutely fine. I worked eight days straight after that which was exhausting, but it helped me get into the swing of it all.
On Saturday I took part in the Disney VoluntEARs Bowl-a-thon! There were teams participating from every country and the money raised went towards the junior achievement charity in Central Florida. I was quite terrible as usual, though I think I got one strike! It was a fun afternoon and a good team bonding experience, plus we got t shirts! I’ve also signed up for the Goofey Mystery Scavenger Hunt at the beginning of May. After Hollywood Studios shut we have to find clues and solve puzzles to win prizes! We are in a team of four, we are all very excited. I’m getting a bit restless not rehearsing for anything so I’m going to look for a choir or something, hopefully they have one within Disney.
As you’ve probably guessed, we go to the cinema a lot. We have a Friday cinema club and we always try and see something that has come out that day. Two weeks ago we saw Arthur, with Russell Brand. It was absolutely hilarious and one of the best films I’ve seen in a long while. I haven’t seen the original so I’m not sure how it compares but I highly recommend it! Last week I was dragged to see Hanna and Scream 4. Hanna was very random, lots of people were dying all over the place. The story finally came together in the end, I wasn’t a huge fan! I think I only watch about 10 minutes if Scream 4 as I spent most of it hiding behind my jumper. I really do not enjoy scary films! We wanted to see Water for Elephants this week but the last showing is at 10pm and people won’t be able to get out of work in time. The drinks machine at the cinema is amazing! They have so many different flavours of Coke, Fanta, Sprite, everything. We had peach and strawberry sprite, it was very tasty!
We had our first bbq yesterday! I got home from work at about 6pm and those who had been off that day had already bought all the food and lit it. We have a bbq in our apartment complex so we just needed to buy the coals and food. Afterwards we played volleyball, it was so funny! Everyone was really bad to start with but we got better. My team won! We then went back to Dan’s apartment and played Disney charades, with lots of wine. I did not enjoy getting up for work this morning! My roommate’s gone away to a wedding for 6 days so at least I had the room to myself.
I’m so excited that my family are coming out to visit so soon, two weeks! I will have been here five months by the time they arrive. I’ve been busy planning and booking restaurants so hopefully it all goes well! I had a dream they all came over and weren’t even interested in seeing me and just wanted to go shopping, it was very sad! I’ve booked a trip to Las Vegas for the week after they leave, so I hopefully won’t get too depressed. It’s going to be amazing! We got a really good hotel deal so it all worked out really well.
From Florida with Love,
Emily
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