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today marks 10 days until i arrive back home to champaign, illinois. it's only been three months since i've been away, but it feels like forever. so much has happened since i've moved. and it's all been awesome. i've met a group of people who i feel like i've known forever. will quickly became my best friend down here. dan is a part of my 'group' of people, which is fantastic. it's good to be able to have a set of new friends, while still having that one friend with whom i can connect from home. but back to team rosen, we're all awesome. i couldn't have asked for a better group of friends. lately, we've all been getting even closer than before and it's pretty much the best feeling in the world. to know that you're a part of a group of people you can easily call your family is just fantastic. i've gone through my first semester at rosen. this school that seemed so out there and hard to reach is now my new home. i love the school, it's great. i've become incredibly familiar with the three major parks down here, universal, sea world, and of course, disney. it's one of the greates things to be able to drive 5 minutes to get to any park you want to around here. suddenly, it's very foreign to me that i used to have to drive 3 or 4 hours to get to an amusement park like six flags. yeah, i'm spoiled. what can i say? but i love it. i've worked (and technically still do) at universal studios. my opinion of the park and the company has changed some, but not much. working at a park doesn't make me enjoy that specific theme park's experience any less. i still love going to the park and it will never get old. but my opinions of the company as well as many things from an operations point of view have changed. but that's alright. this kind of experience will only help me when i further develop my own theme park. i'll know how i want to run my company. i also now have a job at walt disney world.
side note: i have a job at walt disney world? holy shit. who would have thought? this is fantastic. i'm not working yet, but i have been given a job. on january 11th, i have an audition to become a character. a character? hell yeah! couldn't you just see me going around the park dressed up in an awesome character outfit just making kids happy all day long? that'd be perfect. if, by chance, i don't get hired as a character, i will still have a job at disney, doing some other attraction or something of my choice. so even if i don't make it as a character, i'll still work at disney, and i'm sure i'll love it. it's disney, what's not to love? i know people who work at disney, and the stories i hear from them are far different from those i hear at universal. i'm sure it'll have it's problems, but you have to expect that. i just know that this will be completely different from universal, and i'm going to love it.
this living on my own thing was very strange and new at first, but as usual, i quickly adapted. i love it. it's really nice to finally have a place that is mine. i don't have to inform someone where i'm going at all times. i don't have to worry about calling if i'm going to be late. i don't have to feel guilty about my parents waiting up for me to come home. i can do whatever, whenever, however. not like i'm going crazy or partying, you all know me better than that. it's just that i have no attachments, and it feels great.
all that being said..
coming home. it'll be perfect. yeah, i've got this new family of friends over here. but when i come home, i'll be with my other family of friends. it's such a comforting thought to know that no matter where i go, i've got that. i'm very lucky. i can't wait to see you guys. it will be just like before, things will not have changed, i guarantee. i thought about seeing everyone lastnight, and i just got so excited that it took me nearly two hours to fall asleep. and then there's the real family. the minnecis. can't wait to see my parents, i love them. no matter how much they may drive me nuts, i love them so much. i'm especially excited to see my dad. being down here has really made me realize how much i love him. me and him are so incredibly alike. i couldn't ask for a better papa. josie, lena, and tanino. no matter who i say is my best friend, they're nothing compared to my twin cousins and my brother. they are me. i can't wait to spend time with them again. snow? what's that? i almost forgot that different weather conditions existed. there's no such thing as christmas unless it's christmas in the midwest. that's christmas to me. i'm so glad i'll be able to have that. i also can't wait to just see champaign again. in my opinion, it's the best place to live. if only disney were just a little bit closer. so i'm coming home in 10 days, people. get ready for it. i'm incredibly excited!
... but i'm going to miss team rosen so much.
side note: i have a job at walt disney world? holy shit. who would have thought? this is fantastic. i'm not working yet, but i have been given a job. on january 11th, i have an audition to become a character. a character? hell yeah! couldn't you just see me going around the park dressed up in an awesome character outfit just making kids happy all day long? that'd be perfect. if, by chance, i don't get hired as a character, i will still have a job at disney, doing some other attraction or something of my choice. so even if i don't make it as a character, i'll still work at disney, and i'm sure i'll love it. it's disney, what's not to love? i know people who work at disney, and the stories i hear from them are far different from those i hear at universal. i'm sure it'll have it's problems, but you have to expect that. i just know that this will be completely different from universal, and i'm going to love it.
this living on my own thing was very strange and new at first, but as usual, i quickly adapted. i love it. it's really nice to finally have a place that is mine. i don't have to inform someone where i'm going at all times. i don't have to worry about calling if i'm going to be late. i don't have to feel guilty about my parents waiting up for me to come home. i can do whatever, whenever, however. not like i'm going crazy or partying, you all know me better than that. it's just that i have no attachments, and it feels great.
all that being said..
coming home. it'll be perfect. yeah, i've got this new family of friends over here. but when i come home, i'll be with my other family of friends. it's such a comforting thought to know that no matter where i go, i've got that. i'm very lucky. i can't wait to see you guys. it will be just like before, things will not have changed, i guarantee. i thought about seeing everyone lastnight, and i just got so excited that it took me nearly two hours to fall asleep. and then there's the real family. the minnecis. can't wait to see my parents, i love them. no matter how much they may drive me nuts, i love them so much. i'm especially excited to see my dad. being down here has really made me realize how much i love him. me and him are so incredibly alike. i couldn't ask for a better papa. josie, lena, and tanino. no matter who i say is my best friend, they're nothing compared to my twin cousins and my brother. they are me. i can't wait to spend time with them again. snow? what's that? i almost forgot that different weather conditions existed. there's no such thing as christmas unless it's christmas in the midwest. that's christmas to me. i'm so glad i'll be able to have that. i also can't wait to just see champaign again. in my opinion, it's the best place to live. if only disney were just a little bit closer. so i'm coming home in 10 days, people. get ready for it. i'm incredibly excited!
... but i'm going to miss team rosen so much.