Ok... Guys/ Gals... I need some convincing.... to apply that is...

ok so here is the story... I've been following this site for about a year... its almost every day i check it .... I applied back in september... got a e-mail saying if i was interested to contact the candian recruiting agency... BUT... in july i met my gf that i am with now going on 6 months everything is amazing and great... I told her about this and she doesnt want me to apply or even go ( if i am so lucky to get hired).... sooo I didnt pursue anything further ... the e-mail said you want to go to Toronto to wait till january or febuary and re-apply... So i come to you guys needing some convincing.... Cause i think this is something i really want to do... only concerns I have are...

1) Leaving my gf for a year or possibly forever....
2) Leaving my family behind who I am close with( I have a new neice who is the first in the family and she turns 1 in April)
3) Living with someone in the same room... never done this ... is it really that bad???
and really lol thats it ... I think it would be the experiance of a life time....I think it would be a blast.... and I just want to do it before its too late...
I just turned 23 and think im still good age wise to do this( is 23 too old?? whats the age range down there in the commons or working at disney???).... I kinda have things planned out for me where I will be taking over the family business down the road... so I think this really is a once in a life time oppourtunity ... to get out of Winnipeg for some time...

so I come to you guys... I need some convincing guys....and gals...

cause i really do think its the once and a life time chance and i'll have the time of my life....

Thanks
Andrew....

Feel free to add me to msn to chat or help convince me i'm always down to meeting new people all over the world...

... andrewreimer@hotmail.com

 

Hi Andrew!

Well im going to talk for myself, im a applicant yet, waitlisted so i cant tell u much abot the situation there, but i know your time there will be what u want it to be, can be really good or really bad!.

two, i think if ur gf loves u she will understand the situation, its hard not see your GF or BF for a year! (and she can go and visit u), but she should understand that its something you are looking forward for so she should be happy if u do this, theres so many historys about Gf and BF over there, i know one girl who its there since 6 months now and she and his bf are still together, theres other who not, but it depends on the trust to her and her trust to u. and maybe she can apply too and u can both go together!

i dont know if i convice u or make u to no apply (and hope no!) anyway i add u to my msn if u want to chat

Big hugs from Mexico

Ely

 

i think you already know the answer but you just wanna heart it from somebody else

maybe the idea of telling you're gilfriend that you really want to do this dislike you a bit
just tell all the things you just said to us and she will understand i'm sure


tell us how it went

 

ok......
it seems like in your heart you know you want to do this! If you didnt then you wouldnt be on this site every day!!! so i think you apply and then see what happens....
I understand that you dont want to leave your gf behind but in my opinion,if you have a strong relationship and are meant to stay together then you have nothing to worry about - it will be hard having a long distance relationship however so if your going to stay together while your away you both have to be prepared for the times when your going to miss each other/be jealous of each other etc etc etc
Leaving family behind is hard and it will be for every single person going on this program,we are all going to feel sad and homesick at times and i think its something you have to accept and deal with as part of the whole experience,but remember they will always be in your heart and at the end of a phone call,email or letter!! I have a little nephew who was born in september - im totaly in love with him and i know im going to miss seeing him grow in the next year so much but hes only young and wont miss me at all (even tho il miss him LOTS!!)
Sharing a room - its not all going to be plain sailing im sure but to be honest theres going to be so much to do that your only ever going to be in your room for a short period of time - i dont think you should have this as a main worry at all when its such a small part of the whole experience.
I leave for Florida in April,leaving my friends and family here in Scotland behind,i am nervous,exited,scared,happy - but most of all gratefull that i have been given such a fantastic oppertunity.
Life is there to be lived - so grab this with both hands - everything else will work its self out,i promise.
Let us know how you get on
Best wishes
Kerry x

 

Oh my god Kerry! Im gonna cry at what you wrote! Its so TRUE! I second what Kerry said! I'm gonna miss my boyfriend LOTS as well but I know its only gonna make us stronger!

Good luck in whatever you choose to do though!

 

well, i guess im gonna be the booman here....but im gonna tell you how it was when i was there!


many people had bf or gf, but after a while...they were all enjoying their singel life...i know you now say you are not like that.....but thats gonna change...all the partys and all that drinking is gonna lead you to do stuff you never thought you would do
maybe you are one of the guys who can actually be faithful.....but not many managed that, actually no one i know!

the disney experience is a very very special one and i would never want to miss it....but if you truely want to stay with your gf.....then dont do it....i know it sounds hard....but ive just seen sooooooo many couples split over there


hope you make the right desicion!!

lonja

 

I think everyone here has pretty much got it. You're the perfect age to go. I'm 23 and I'm going in March and will turn 24 while I'm there so if 23 is too old at least there will be two of us. You said like 10 times in your post that it's a once in a lifetime opportunity and you know you'd enjoy it. So trust yourself. If your girlfriend can't accept that this is something you have to do then you'll have to ask yourself whether this is the person you really want to spend your life with anyway, and yes that will be hard, but that's part of life. Hopefully though, she'll be understanding and supportive and you two will have a long happy life together and grow even fonder after the experience. Just ask yourself if you decide not to go and things don't work out with your girlfriend anyways, will you regret the decision? Or conversely, will you regret deciding to go? Then I think you will know what you have to do.

 

and i wasnt even trying to be emotional or anything!!!!!! woooowoooo - only like 105 days to go!!!!! XX ;D

 

I agree with everyone on here! I was with someone for over 3 years and there were loads of things I didn't do cuz he didn't want me to do them, I ended up resenting him for it. You will regret it if you don't go and always wonder what it would have been like if you had gone.

Go for it, life is too short to have regrets!!!!!!!!

 

Speaking from previous experience, my ex-girlfriend started the college program last June, i'm not sure being in a relationship whilst over there is the best thing, theres always going to be that doubt in your mind about what your other half is up to and that might limit your enjoyment. Me and my ex managed about 4-5 months before she decided it wasn't gonna work, and as much as i denied it was happening it was probably for the best. If things are to be then you can see them when you come back like i'm gonna.

Its a once in a lifetime oppurtunity and no-one should stop you from grasping that and taking the chance

 

THANKS SOOOOOO MUCH FOR ALL THE ADVICE GUYS AND GALS....


it has helped so much and I am sending off my application this week... doesnt hurt to see what happends right... this has been something i have always wanted to do and all i can think about for the past year... so your right i shouldnt let this all get in the way... and if its meant to be... it will work out....

thanks a lot ... i will keep you all posted....

 

Glad to hear that!!!

keep us posted! ;D

 

Yeah keep us updated, its a big step to take, but well worth it i think!

 

good for you !! and good luck!!

 

so i thought i'd just let you all know... the application has been sent in today... a little later than i hoped but i've been so busy with school lately ... anyways i'll keep you all informed ...

Andrew

 

Congratulations, its the start of something beautiful no doubt! haha

 

haha well hopefully it is ... hahaha

 

You sound like me - I've been waiting to apply for what seems like ages and I keep finding different reasons why maybe it's not the best idea...but I decided I might as well apply, get as far as I can, and then decide. I think it would definitely be worth it, so it's great that you applied! I wish I could take time off to go down for a year, but that would leave me stuck here finishing uni even longer!

 

ya... well see... idont mind taking the year off school to go down... lol....school is no rush for me anyways.... hopefully it will work out... kinda sucks that i heard in your other post the interviews wont be till april now sad... cause thats right around exams for me.... so hopefully i can still make it work.........cause november is too far to wait and apply again lol....

 

Being 23 you are in the good mid field of CM's out there. The youngest ones are 18 and it goes all the way up to 30 ( so no need to worry there ).
About sharing a room....I had the privilege to have two amazing roomies while I was living in my apt., I got along great with both of them and we missed each other when we didn't see us for a couple of days. Plus you are out so much you are barely spending time in your room together. I have to make the same decision now as I will be working for a hotel that offers staff accommodation very cheap and I might be doing it again ( and I am 25 now ).
About the relationship...I think you should follow your dreams and if you don't take an opportunity like this you will regret it forever. I have lived the life and I would never want to miss it. Everything else will fall into place.
Good Luck with the application and the gf

Julia