One regret I have for blogging during my California adventure - I wish I would have blogged a short blog once a week rather than waiting like 4 months then feeling guilty and having to write an essay. With that said - this will be my last blog. I do leave in 8 days.
Went to The Red Wood Forest last week and saw some HUGE trees - like 200 feet tall. It was a camping trip. SOOOO much fun. Us kids made big fires and set up tents and brought food and went on Hikes and wow what a great time! :)
One of the 4 days of our camping trip we made a day trip up 67 miles to San Francisco.
What an incredible city! I got to be our groups tour guide. I researched before the trip that there was cheap parking in Japan Town (10 dollars all day). This beats the 50 dollars all day by the golden gate bridge. That cheap parking determined where our trip would take place (haha that's kinda funny now that I think about it). I made our group walk 8 miles! I think they were all mad at me. Especially because the group flat out told me they were made at me. I felt sooo cool with my little san francisco map and bus schedule and subway map and everything. We spent our day in the northeast part of san francisco. There we walked the fisherman's warf and walked all the way to the golden gate bridge! WOOHOO! soo cool. What I found funny was that about 5 miles east of the san francisco bridge is the oakland-bay bridge which architecturally seemed just as impressive as the golden gate bridge - but because it's painted a dull gray color and not a fancy red makes it seem so less cool. hahaha. No one marvels at the oakland bay bridge. The only time I got nervous on the trip was about 9 pm when I lead the group back to our car in Japan town. Not the best part of town but we made it. I really really like the city. It reminded me of a tame version of New York except it had HUGE hills! I really really liked the hills. I bet I would be such a good runner if I was out there.
Marathon training is going well. I haven't been running much though so I feel bad/guilty.
I've been trying to eat healthy but since it's my last week here I want to take advantage of my last in-n-out burger and del taco and all the other awesome CAlifornia fast food junk that I can't have in Ohio.
My brother Nick got in last last night around 3 am. my roommate joseph was nice enough to pick him up with me.
Nick will stay for a few days then fly to China where he will teach ESL till June 2011!!!!!
I will miss him like crazy but I'm glad I get to hang with him.
I'm gonna take him to Disneyland for 2 days and makes sure we have a great time before we both depart away from california...... what a great internship it's been.
I've loved working for Disney - I've learned so much about leadership and guest service.
I got a job as a campus representative at the university of akron. Basically I will be advertising the college program and helping with the presentations. It's not a paid job but I will get perks like free tix to disney and stuff. It's a way for me to stay with the Disney company and keep my foot in the door with a fantastic company.
I love you Akron! I'll see you soon.
brian
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Thursday, July 1, 2010
July 1st
hey everybody!
june sure flew by really quick. if you ask what i did this month, i ran a lot and worked a lot. i'm training for the akron marathon and training is going really well! about a week ago, i went for a run and drank a whole gallon of milk before it! i felt really sick to my stomach and almost threw up! two days ago, i went for a run and ran nineteen miles. i was so sore after that, i couldn't walk upstairs! i got a new roommate, and he's african american. he has sweet shoes! right now i'm watching a fireworks show with a friend downstairs who's writing this blog for me. i'm so lazy so this is great that she's typing for me. sorry for the horrible typing :/
about two weeks ago, i really wanted to leave cali and come back home. now, although i still wanna come back home, i've decided to take the advice of my manager and make everyday count. how do i make everyday count you might ask? i like to pick up trash on my way home from work. i like to eat healthy. i like to compliment guests at disneyland even though they're stupid things that shouldn't be complimented. i like to jump on every opportunity that arises. for instance, a camping trip in july.
i lent my guitar to a guy on the third floor. he's gonna use it to propose to his girlfriend. shhh! don't tell anyone. two weeks ago, i met my brother, sister, and bro in law in las vegas. it was great to see some of my family. especially nick. he's my best friend. he's my brother too. in vegas, i gambled about sixty dollars. no, i lost sixty dollars. but i won forty dollars. so ended with negative twenty. in vegas, i rode the three rides on top of the stratosphere hotel. these three rides were the scariest rides of my entire life (keep in mind, i grew up going to cedar point: america's rollercoast).
my disney classes have been going well. i especially enjoy my marketing you class. i made a business card last week and i'll be working on my resume this week. by the way, i recommend the Disney College Program to all my friends and family.
i'm still serving on the church tech team. i really enjoy serving my church. i wish i had started doing it sooner. i still haven't found a place to volunteer in Anaheim. my mom says i should just keep picking up trash in the city.
happy birthday nick.
-little bro brian.
june sure flew by really quick. if you ask what i did this month, i ran a lot and worked a lot. i'm training for the akron marathon and training is going really well! about a week ago, i went for a run and drank a whole gallon of milk before it! i felt really sick to my stomach and almost threw up! two days ago, i went for a run and ran nineteen miles. i was so sore after that, i couldn't walk upstairs! i got a new roommate, and he's african american. he has sweet shoes! right now i'm watching a fireworks show with a friend downstairs who's writing this blog for me. i'm so lazy so this is great that she's typing for me. sorry for the horrible typing :/
about two weeks ago, i really wanted to leave cali and come back home. now, although i still wanna come back home, i've decided to take the advice of my manager and make everyday count. how do i make everyday count you might ask? i like to pick up trash on my way home from work. i like to eat healthy. i like to compliment guests at disneyland even though they're stupid things that shouldn't be complimented. i like to jump on every opportunity that arises. for instance, a camping trip in july.
i lent my guitar to a guy on the third floor. he's gonna use it to propose to his girlfriend. shhh! don't tell anyone. two weeks ago, i met my brother, sister, and bro in law in las vegas. it was great to see some of my family. especially nick. he's my best friend. he's my brother too. in vegas, i gambled about sixty dollars. no, i lost sixty dollars. but i won forty dollars. so ended with negative twenty. in vegas, i rode the three rides on top of the stratosphere hotel. these three rides were the scariest rides of my entire life (keep in mind, i grew up going to cedar point: america's rollercoast).
my disney classes have been going well. i especially enjoy my marketing you class. i made a business card last week and i'll be working on my resume this week. by the way, i recommend the Disney College Program to all my friends and family.
i'm still serving on the church tech team. i really enjoy serving my church. i wish i had started doing it sooner. i still haven't found a place to volunteer in Anaheim. my mom says i should just keep picking up trash in the city.
happy birthday nick.
-little bro brian.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
June update
First things first: I'm training for the Akron Marathon this September.
My father is training for it in Akron and I'm training for it here in Anaheim. When he and I meet in August we'll continue to train then attempt to run it the following month. Today I ran to the angels stadium and back from my apt. It was 9 miles - which to me seemed like a lot, but imagine adding another 17 miles onto that for the marathon!
Pretty excited right now because this Monday I'm going to Las Vegas to meet up with my brother, sister, and brother-in-law to see them and catch up and of course... have a GREAT time! I'm taking the lux bus and it seems really nice and classy.
Unfortunately my bike got stolen last week. Luckily a friend who moved back to Chicago and didn't finish the college program here left his bike for me. So I've been riding his now. To be honest, my whole bike didn't get stolen - just the two wheels, handlebars and seat.
My classes are going really well - I'm taking two right now. The classes are great because they challenge me with tough questions. Questions I'm not used to.
I just got a new roommate. He seems like a nice guy.
2 weeks ago my room received cleanest room award so everyone in my room got 25 dollar gift cards to pizza hut.
Went to the beach today (newport beach) and played volleyball and got super sunburnt. I also went in the ocean!!!! so much fun! Although the waves were big today and I got slammed really hard onto the ground by a wave. Temperature was about 65 degrees.
Some days I want to go home back to Ohio so so bad, other days I want to stay here.
Today was a good day for some reason, so after today I want to stay. hha but I won't.
Saw prince of persia and really really liked it.
My brother Nick got a job teaching college kids English in China!!!!!!
My father is training for it in Akron and I'm training for it here in Anaheim. When he and I meet in August we'll continue to train then attempt to run it the following month. Today I ran to the angels stadium and back from my apt. It was 9 miles - which to me seemed like a lot, but imagine adding another 17 miles onto that for the marathon!
Pretty excited right now because this Monday I'm going to Las Vegas to meet up with my brother, sister, and brother-in-law to see them and catch up and of course... have a GREAT time! I'm taking the lux bus and it seems really nice and classy.
Unfortunately my bike got stolen last week. Luckily a friend who moved back to Chicago and didn't finish the college program here left his bike for me. So I've been riding his now. To be honest, my whole bike didn't get stolen - just the two wheels, handlebars and seat.
My classes are going really well - I'm taking two right now. The classes are great because they challenge me with tough questions. Questions I'm not used to.
I just got a new roommate. He seems like a nice guy.
2 weeks ago my room received cleanest room award so everyone in my room got 25 dollar gift cards to pizza hut.
Went to the beach today (newport beach) and played volleyball and got super sunburnt. I also went in the ocean!!!! so much fun! Although the waves were big today and I got slammed really hard onto the ground by a wave. Temperature was about 65 degrees.
Some days I want to go home back to Ohio so so bad, other days I want to stay here.
Today was a good day for some reason, so after today I want to stay. hha but I won't.
Saw prince of persia and really really liked it.
My brother Nick got a job teaching college kids English in China!!!!!!
Monday, May 24, 2010
Texas trip
My roommate Joseph lives in Texas. He had a follow up laser eye surgery appointment in Texas last week. He asked me to go with him and I did. We both took 6 days off work. We were able to do this because it was before finals week so it was still considered off season. Sorry, I feel like I'm not writing that good or interesting. Maybe I'm not quite feeling this blog post. Oh well I'll continue and maybe make it shorter than normal.
Texas was an awesome trip. Spent most of the time in Fortworth Texas. Did fun stuff like I went to my first rodeo in the fortworth stockyards, and went through a human maze. Did a lot of walking and picture taking (I'll post some of the pics).
After 3 days we went to College Station, Tx where Joseph went to school at Texas A&M. That was probably the most fun of the trip. Just touring his campus and hanging out with his old friends. A very very relaxing trip for me! I never woke up earlier than 11am every single morning (guess I stayed on California time).
Former president George H. Bush Sr. loves Texas A&M college and even has his own library dedicated to him there. We toured the library and it was actually awesome! I loved it! Especially the section dedicated to him regarding the tearing down of the Berlin wall.
It was sad leaving Texas because I had so much fun. But coming home to California was still much fun because c'mon... California!
Interesting note: I spent 4 of the 6 nights in Joseph's mom's house in a room upstairs. The last night I stayed there they decided to tell me the room I had been staying in is haunted and has been haunted for quite awhile. Every person who has ever stayed in that room (with the exception of one other) has mentioned that something weird went on while they stayed there - from someone touching their face to the door mysteriously opening, to a ball rolling around the room to someone shaking them in the middle of the night - something always happens to overnight guests in that room. It almost sounds kinda fun right? :) haha but I didn't notice a thing. Heck I slept better in that bed than I do here.
Today (Monday) starts MY weekend! Hurray!
-brian
p.s. currently reading a book on WWI, WWII, and I Kissed Dating Goodbye :) haha
Texas was an awesome trip. Spent most of the time in Fortworth Texas. Did fun stuff like I went to my first rodeo in the fortworth stockyards, and went through a human maze. Did a lot of walking and picture taking (I'll post some of the pics).
After 3 days we went to College Station, Tx where Joseph went to school at Texas A&M. That was probably the most fun of the trip. Just touring his campus and hanging out with his old friends. A very very relaxing trip for me! I never woke up earlier than 11am every single morning (guess I stayed on California time).
Former president George H. Bush Sr. loves Texas A&M college and even has his own library dedicated to him there. We toured the library and it was actually awesome! I loved it! Especially the section dedicated to him regarding the tearing down of the Berlin wall.
It was sad leaving Texas because I had so much fun. But coming home to California was still much fun because c'mon... California!
Interesting note: I spent 4 of the 6 nights in Joseph's mom's house in a room upstairs. The last night I stayed there they decided to tell me the room I had been staying in is haunted and has been haunted for quite awhile. Every person who has ever stayed in that room (with the exception of one other) has mentioned that something weird went on while they stayed there - from someone touching their face to the door mysteriously opening, to a ball rolling around the room to someone shaking them in the middle of the night - something always happens to overnight guests in that room. It almost sounds kinda fun right? :) haha but I didn't notice a thing. Heck I slept better in that bed than I do here.
Today (Monday) starts MY weekend! Hurray!
-brian
p.s. currently reading a book on WWI, WWII, and I Kissed Dating Goodbye :) haha
Friday, April 30, 2010
End of April
The month of April has flown by! I think because I've been having so much fun. The past 2 weeks I went swing dancing, AND a spring fling dance party. It was my first time swing dancing and it was a lot of fun! A Mexican guy from church came to my apartment complex and taught a group of about 8 of us how to swing dance. Afterward we all went to "atomic ballroom" in Irvine to practice our new skills (at a beginner level of course). The ballroom was crowded that night, and WOW I couldn't believe how good some of these dancers were! I definitely have a new appreciation for swing dancing.
Every Monday night here at the college program we have "mashed-up mondays". Basically just something fun to do on a Monday night. Normally consists of ping pong, movies, Disney trivia, etc. But this past Monday we had "open-mic night". I knew this night was coming so I spent the past 2 weeks writing a song for this mashed-up Mondays open-mic night. The song is called "Mashed-up Mondays" and it's to the tune of "Manic Monday" by the Bangles. The song was a parody of all the various events we've done in the program and some inside jokes regarding our living situation from roommates to our landlord. The song was a big success and they had me play it again at the end of the night for all those who didn't hear it. I gave the lyrics to our housing office manager and he's going to e-mail the lyrics out to everyone in the program. I'm glad I can still make people laugh with my guitar (maybe they're laughing at me though, not with me).
Work is getting better and better. 2 days ago I started "tram training!" This is where I stand on the back of a 200 seater tram and give a 2 page speech from memorization over the loud microphone system. The speech is hard to remember but I think I have it completely memorized (I better have it memorized as I'm taking my final test today at 3:00pm - super nervous!).
It's interesting, when I tell people I work at Disneyland they immediately ask where in the park I work.... to which I tell them - I work in parking. Normally the person says, "I'm sorry" or "haha!" but believe it or not I wouldn't have it any other way. See I'm sure it would seem cooler to say, "I work on Indiana Jones" or "Space Mountain!" But man, I do not want to sit on a chair all day pushing a button and maybe if I'm lucky be transferred to ANOTHER button. Now that almost 4 months have gone by, everyone, and I mean EVERYONE is sick of their jobs - except for the 10 of us in parking. See, our job isn't routine, sure at times we're parking cars, but 90% of the time we're in charge of keeping guests company while they wait for shuttles to take them or pick them up from the park. And now I get to make speeches on trams on a microphone!
We're not stuck in one position all day either. I walked a foreign couple 200 yards to get them where they needed to be for a shuttle to LA. The whole time I talked to them about India and the surrounding countries. Unfortunately many people don't have this opportunity to help guests out the way parking can because they're stuck in costume at their specific place.
Imagine being at the park all day then having to leave.... you have to wait 10 minutes for your shuttle that takes you back to your car... then you can leave. What an awful process! But imagine while you're waiting you get a guy (or girl) from parking come up to you with a super cheerful smile and they totally make your day by acting goofy or just saying something nice and being genuinely awesome to you. Wouldn't that make that awful process of leaving just a little bit better? :)
If you're thinking of doing the Disney internship and you get put in parking, don't be quick to judge. It's the most fun in a job you'll probably ever have in your life. You won't believe you're getting paid to have this kinda fun.
Every Monday night here at the college program we have "mashed-up mondays". Basically just something fun to do on a Monday night. Normally consists of ping pong, movies, Disney trivia, etc. But this past Monday we had "open-mic night". I knew this night was coming so I spent the past 2 weeks writing a song for this mashed-up Mondays open-mic night. The song is called "Mashed-up Mondays" and it's to the tune of "Manic Monday" by the Bangles. The song was a parody of all the various events we've done in the program and some inside jokes regarding our living situation from roommates to our landlord. The song was a big success and they had me play it again at the end of the night for all those who didn't hear it. I gave the lyrics to our housing office manager and he's going to e-mail the lyrics out to everyone in the program. I'm glad I can still make people laugh with my guitar (maybe they're laughing at me though, not with me).
Work is getting better and better. 2 days ago I started "tram training!" This is where I stand on the back of a 200 seater tram and give a 2 page speech from memorization over the loud microphone system. The speech is hard to remember but I think I have it completely memorized (I better have it memorized as I'm taking my final test today at 3:00pm - super nervous!).
It's interesting, when I tell people I work at Disneyland they immediately ask where in the park I work.... to which I tell them - I work in parking. Normally the person says, "I'm sorry" or "haha!" but believe it or not I wouldn't have it any other way. See I'm sure it would seem cooler to say, "I work on Indiana Jones" or "Space Mountain!" But man, I do not want to sit on a chair all day pushing a button and maybe if I'm lucky be transferred to ANOTHER button. Now that almost 4 months have gone by, everyone, and I mean EVERYONE is sick of their jobs - except for the 10 of us in parking. See, our job isn't routine, sure at times we're parking cars, but 90% of the time we're in charge of keeping guests company while they wait for shuttles to take them or pick them up from the park. And now I get to make speeches on trams on a microphone!
We're not stuck in one position all day either. I walked a foreign couple 200 yards to get them where they needed to be for a shuttle to LA. The whole time I talked to them about India and the surrounding countries. Unfortunately many people don't have this opportunity to help guests out the way parking can because they're stuck in costume at their specific place.
Imagine being at the park all day then having to leave.... you have to wait 10 minutes for your shuttle that takes you back to your car... then you can leave. What an awful process! But imagine while you're waiting you get a guy (or girl) from parking come up to you with a super cheerful smile and they totally make your day by acting goofy or just saying something nice and being genuinely awesome to you. Wouldn't that make that awful process of leaving just a little bit better? :)
If you're thinking of doing the Disney internship and you get put in parking, don't be quick to judge. It's the most fun in a job you'll probably ever have in your life. You won't believe you're getting paid to have this kinda fun.
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