Just work really!

Since my last post I have pretty much just been working. It's starting to get busier and the school weeks have started. This means that there are lots of coach loads of kids arriving everyday. I was in HBL yesterday which is always fun even though I have been so tired. I very much looking forward to my day off tomorrow.

Power cut chaos!

Yesterday was my day off and I didn't really do much. It rained most of the day which was so annoying. So yesterday was boring but today was very exciting. It started off normally. I learnt a few new things but then after lunch there was a power cut in the whole of thorpe park and in staines and chertsey as well. There is some safety lighting in the cash office but its a bit dim and there was no light in the safe which meant we had to use torches to put everything away. Over the radio we could hear that there was chaos in the park with people being stuck on rides etc. So they decided to evacuate the park. This meant getting around 8,000 people out of the park at once. This took about 1-2 hours overall but instead of helping we decided to hide in the cash office. That was until the fire alarm went off so the had to go outside. Eventually we went back inside and could hear over the radio that outside the gates there was fighting and a bus window had been smashed. The police were called to try to sort everything out. At about 4 we decided to go home since there wasn't anything we could do until the power came back on. When we got outside there were so many people around waiting for buses and a queue of cars waiting to leave. I gave Nicole a lift home because she would have been waiting for ages for the bus. Overal its been a very eventful day and i'm exhausted.

Getting into the swing of things!

The last two days at work have been so much better. I've been in HBL in the mornings which is really fun because Ian tells lots of jokes. Max is also really nice and friendly. Today they gave me a dinosaur. Generally I know more about what is going on and i've got to know everyone better. Tomorrow is my day off and i'm looking forward to having a lie in.

At home i'm all alone because Jo and Jessie have gone to glastonbury. So it's just me and Gonzo. He is keeping me company though.

Also yesterday I booked my flight to Florida and I also reserved my seat so that i'm sitting near everyone else. It's made disney seem so miuch nearer than it really is.

First few days!

I had my first day yesterday and was very pleased to find that the drive is only half an hour even though I got lost. I was trained by Anita who probably isn't the best trainer in the world but anyway it was nice to meet everyone. I learnt lots but spent most of the morning using the coin sorter. This takes a long time and is very boring. But then I learnt about making floats and making sure everything balances. We went on lunch to the canteen and then had more money to sort out when we got back.

Today was pretty much the same although there were less coins to sort so that was good. It's still boring but Nicole was working today. I met Nicole on my induction day and we get on well and it was nice to have someone nearer my age to talk to. I learnt some new things today but I was mainly left on my own. I'm still sort of doing the jobs that no one else wants to do but i'm sure it'll get better.

As for disney...... I have found out that I need to ring disney to find out my social security number and hopefully I will be able to book my flight soon. I should get paid in the middle of July so I will try to book it soon. I just hope the prices aren't too high.

Starting work tomorrow!

So yesterday I moved into my new house in west molesey. It's really nice and the girls, Jessie and Jo, are really nice. The cat is lovely and is called Gonzo. I'm really happy that I managed to fit everything in my tiny room. Last night we went to Ikea and had swedish meatballs which were yummy. Then we looked round. Jo bought lots of cool things but I only bought lampshade because mine got battered in the car and I have no money until I get paid.

So tomorrow I start work and i'm so excited. Although I have to get up really early. Hopefully the traffic to Thorpe Park isn't too bad.

Forms, Forms, Forms!

So I got an email with lots of forms to fill in. They are from UCF and its a request for a visa and financial proof forms. The financial form needs to prove that I have enough money to pay the fees to UCF which at the moment I don't. So i did lots of photocopying to do today.

Excited!

I am very excited even though it is still 4 months until I will be in Florida. More people have been accepted for the program which is great so i'm looking forward to getting to know them a bit before we get there. I joined the facebook group and at the moment there are 10 other people going. Slightly annoying thing I found out that I have to fill in another criminal background check because mine is older than 6 months. Thats another £50 gone. But it'll be worth it in the end.