Training, Training, Training...

Hey guys! Sorry I haven’t updated in a while! Things have been super crazy down here in Orlando, in the best way possible of course! The big news is that I've been training in my position as a salesman at the Art of Disney gallery in Downtown Disney! Training has been super long and in parts definitely boring, but I've loved every minute of it so far. Interacting and talking with guests has made all the boring and repetitive moments worth it in my mind. I've gotten to meet some really cool people already in my short time here, and even learn about the art that we carry in the gallery, which is great for an art lover like myself!

I've even received cross training on how to make one of the most iconic pieces anyone could buy on their Disney vacation: Mickey Mouse ears! To be honest, the process of stitching names on the ears is far from the most exciting thing in the world, thanks to the advent of computer run sewing machines, but again, it’s the moments with the guests receiving their ears, the smiles and laughter as they put them on for the first time, that really makes it a truly amazing job. It just hit me the other day that though I’m just a small cog in the machine, I’m nonetheless apart of something far bigger than I could ever hope to be, something that’s been going on long before I was here and something that will probably go on long after I’m gone, and that’s super surreal. Sure, the job itself is far from glamorous, but when you look at it from a different perspective, it’s hard not to see the importance of it. We’re apart of people’s vacation, the moments they’ll remember, the anecdotes they’ll tell all their friends, the memories they’ll cherish. That’s pretty awesome!

Of course, outside of work I've gotten to make my own memories, along with my new friends that I’ve made here!  There’s so much that we've done in just a few short days that I’ll just do a big ole’ picture dump with a few of my lovely comments added along the way. Enjoy!

My first view of the castle! Eeeeep!

My name tag. I may or many not have cried. 

My new friend Sylvia and I in Epcot #golfballselfie

#smallworldselfie

Joey (on the left) got to meet Belle

Fireworks by Ariel's castle! 

#heaven 

My costume for Art of Disney 

My pins!!!! 

Meeting Tinkerbell! Apparently I need more pixie dust I'm so tall. 

Marie the cat! 

Merida! I only talked her ear off a little bit, but I was too excited lol 

Sylvia, me, Ariel, Joey, Josh, and James!