Less than 4 weeks to go!

It's all becoming a bit more real now! A lot has happened since my last post.

                                                    

First of all my Disney Welcome pack arrived at home. This included an acceptance letter, loads of visa paperwork and a guide on 'The Disney Look'. Having now received this pack it meant that I could then book an appointment at the US embassy in either London or Belfast to get my 3 month work visa. I booked mine for the 4th of April in Belfast as it was cheaper to fly Edinburgh-Belfast than it was Edinburgh- London. It took ages to get all the paperwork together for this appointment as most were a complete nightmare to fill in. However, it was finally all completed and the 4th of April I made my way to Belfast with my mum. I thought Belfast was a nice city but it had the coldest wind ever that day! I arrived at the embassy for about 9.30am that day as my appointment was at 10am. First of all I had to sign in, then I went through security which was very similar to what they have at airports. Once inside the embassy I took a seat and waited for my number to be called whilst watching american TV. The embassy is like a giant argos. There are rows of seats, you sit down and wait for your number to be called. I got called to the first window to hand over all my documents then sat back down. I was then called again to give my fingerprints. Finally I was called through to the interview room where I think I pretty much only got asked one question: "Why to you want an american visa today?". To which I replied "because I'm going to work at Walt Disney World for the summer" and that was that. I was inside the embassy for about an hour and a half. In this time my mum was outside in the freezing cold. As the embassy is placed randomly in the middle of a housing estate there no cafes or anything. Sorry mum. The rest of the day was then spent sightseeing and shopping in Belfast.

2 days later my visa arrived through the post!

Also, I have now paid my programme assessment fee ($100) and my medical insurance ($100). I think all I now have to pay for is travel insurance.

Today I went for lunch with 3 other girls from Aberdeen who are also doing the programme. It was nice to finally put faces to the names/ pictures which I had previously spoken to on facebook. One of the girls is even on my flight so we will be sure to book seats together.

There is one thing standing between me and Disney at the moment: EXAMS. So I should probably stop putting off studying by writing this blog and get my head in the books.

Ciao for now.