J1 Academic Program UCF, Jan - July 2008

HI everybody!!!! Merardo, thanks for getting in touch with me, I´m Eduardo, from Mexico City, I´ll be working in operations, but I would like to know more about working in WDW, living in orlando, and of course I want you to give me some recommendations about the luggage, etc. I´m very excited about this program but a little scared too.
Greetings all of you!!!

VIVA MEXICO!!!

Eduardo

 

Hey Eduardo, welcome to the forums, so, first time in disney paisano? Get ready, good borracheras are waiting for us, lol

Add me to ur msn contacts and of course if there's something that i can help u with, i will.

Salu2

Medardo

 

Hello Medardo,

The program ends on the 18th of July.

Like you said, I'm doing a rather important job at the moment, but it does'nt bother me to sart with an entry level job. I'm going to disney for the living expierence, so that's more important. I hope we'll have a lot of fun there!!

have fun till then

Sarah xxx

 

it really is gettin exciting now that more and more people are goin in jan i can't wait get me out there now!!!! role on Jan 20th!

im drew n im doin ops by the way

 

hola medardo,

no olvidar de llevar tequila......

 

Can anybody tell me if we can choose in wich complex we will be living? Or do they just tell you when you arrive?
And wich one is the best to live

xx

 

ma again,

maybe a stupid question but everybody is always talking about "pavillions"...since I've never been on a Disney program I don't know what that means...can anybody tell me?

thanks

 

Hello everyone!
Sarah, thanxs 4 the info about the ending date of the program. Unfourtanely u can not choose where to live, they're gonna tell us when we get there. But I have hard that most of the people who go to this program, get a place in Vista Way or Tree Houses. All of them are nice, confortable, and you have all that u need. However the best one is The Commons, but only people with Q1 visa live there, it means, people working as a Cultural Representative or Guest Relations. Hopefully we're gonna live in Vista Way, well, I'd rather that, because there are more international people and more parties over there than in Tree Houses and Chatham, besides the ubication and transportation are much better in Vista also.

Pavillions are the representations of countries, they are located at epcot center, one of the disney parks. So, if i say Mexico Pavillion, it's the place that represents Mexico at Epcot. There are 11 pavillions: Mexico, Norway, China, Germany, Italy, Morroco, French, Japan, UK, United States and Canada. All of them complety differen of course.

Stefanolond, of course I won't forget tequila, jajaja, we're gonna get drunk with tequila our first nite, lol.

Where r the rest of u guys???? Say something, lol

Medardo

 

Come on good old Vista Way!!!!! So hope we get Vista!!!!!! At the moment I have a very excitin job working at a supermarket :-\ cannot wait to hand my letter to say adio i am goin to Florida lol I am doin Operations too hope to get the Great Movie Ride at MGM but who knows any where will be fun!!! If anybody wants to add me to their MSN my address is groovie_chick15@hotmail.com

xxx

 

Hello! Sorry for delayed reply. I am in Alcala, Madrid at the moment staying with a friend and she doesn´t have internet!

I am from Wales in the UK. I have booked my flight already without the visa... But I think if I waited any longer it wouldn´t be so cheap! I learnt Spanish while I was at university in the UK as part of my course (just a beginning level). I am a singer and I really appreciate that you liked my songs! Of course I will sing when I am in Orlando... if they let me! Haha. I will add you to MSN for sure when I get back to the UK on Monday!

I´m doing merchandise out in Disney but I obviously won´t know where abouts I am working until I get there! I have never worked there before. I went to Walt Disney World when I was 8 but I don´t remember it! I work in the Disney Store at the moment. Can´t wait to go!

Ben

 

Hello everybody,

Hope we all get Vista Way then Who knows, maybe we'll be sharing the same appartement.

Here's my msn if anybody's interested: zazounette_s@hotmail.com

bye guysxxx

 

Hi everyone! I'm going Jan 20th too for the grad program...so excited Think i'm booking my flight out today, but not sure what return date to put because I want to travel after it's finished. Anyway, i'll be working in merchandise. Really hope these next 2 weeks go by sooo fast!! x

 

*2 months I mean. haha wish it was only 2 weeks!!!

 

Hello Charise, welcome to teh forums!, Tell us where r u from? I think u don't need to book ur fligth for round trip, i think one way is enough, at least for us (mexicans), it is, and then if ur planninf to travel around in the usa (which is an excellent idea), u can book ur flight to come back to ur country, once u know all the details of ur plans. R u working now or what do u do?

Ben, any new song? lol

Saludos a todos

Medardo

 

Yeah Charise... I only did one way and I think a few others did. If you definitely want to travel it's likely you won't return to the UK from Orlando anyway...
There was a deal on returns with virgin (so it was better value to get a return) but I think it finished 31st October.

Medardo I have lots of songs but I can only fit a few up on myspace. I will try and bring some of my CDs to Orlando if there is room in my suitcase... and then you can obviously hear them all. Do you know a song called 'Lucha de Gigantes' from Amores Perros. I love that song and that film... it is one of my favourite songs to cover!

 

R u kidding me Ben, Lucha de Gigantes???? It's one of my favorites songs, it reminds me very good moments when i wass living at the commons

Saludos

medardo

 

Good moments?! Hahaha. But isn't it quite a sad song? It translates somewhat unusual into english... but I interpreted it as quite a sad one. We have to have a Spanish music night man... I love it all! Juanes is one of my favourites. I think when I get there I will hang out in the mexican pavillion trying to befriend everyone hahaha. Do you think you'll find it strange not working there? You could be put anywhere!

 

hey's guys thought i would drop a line as some of you have been asking abpout accom. I went out on the program which started on 7th october we were all placed in either Vista Way or Chatham Square. No one ended up in treehouses. I would be very suprised if any of you end up in treehouses when you arrive as they are sheduled to close as icp accom and are being refitted and becoming part of saratoga springs in the near future.

 

Hi Elisa! What about this new accomodation they are building?

Did u get placed with american people doing the programme or are you with other English people? And how are the classes so far? Hope ur having a good time!

Ben

 

the hub is still saying that patterson court (new complex next to chatham) is due to be completed by the summer