Just grab a friend and take a ride, together upon the open road

Getting down to Florida sounds like a little bit of a hassle, and I'll admit I'm kind of nervous about it. It won't be too difficult because I will have everything packed from my apartment at school, but fitting it all into one little civic is going to be the worst part.

There are 3 options in which I could choose from to get down to Florida:

• Driving --an 18 hour drive from New Jersey
• Flying -- give or take 2 1/2 hours
• Auto Train -- 17 hours from Lorton, VA

My family decided the best for me would be taking the auto train down to Orlando from Lorton. It makes a lot of sense- My car is leased so I have to be careful with my mileage, and who really wants to drive 18 hours in a small cramped car, because I know I will have it packed to capacity. It also works out because Lorton, VA is about 30mins up the highway from Mason so I know the area and I'll have a place to stay the night before I get on the train. I've heard good things about the auto train, and hopefully it won't be too bad of a ride. Anything is better than being stuck in a car for that long!!

A new topic of conversation that has come up is what we have to bring with us to the program. Obviously being a girl I want to just pick up my entire room and move it into my new apartment down there but that is not very realistic for the situation. I have everything compact into my room at college now, but it still took 2 cars to get all my stuff here so I need to downsize even more! I'm most likely going to be going crazy trying to make everything fit in my car (good thing my Mama is good at puzzles and always finds a way to make things fit!) The good thing about the apartments for the program is that they provide a lot of items that most apartments don't have.

The apartments are fully furnished  and I mean fully furnished. Reading about the apartments on the website, they list everything you could possibly need. --> http://cp.disneycareers.com

• Bedroom-two beds, dresser w/ a mirror, nightstand
• Dining room- table w/ chairs
• Living room- couch, chair, 2 end tables
• Bathroom-shower curtain, 2 wastebaskets
• Kitchen-refrigerator, stove, oven, & microwave, dishwasher, and dish, pot, utensil, baking sheets, cups (its a fully stocked kitchen)

Having the apartment come with all of this is really going to help when I'm trying to pack. Though I'll need some more key items, I don't have to worry about setting up the entire apartment. Also the fact that there are 6 of us, that hopefully will make the packing even lighter!

I'll be arriving in Orlando on Jan 8th early in the morning, so I'm hoping to venture around the area and get acquainted with it so I don't need Ruth (my gps) every time I want to go somewhere. I'll have the entire day to relax and just go around, hopefully I won't get too lost! But that night a bunch of CPers are meeting at Planet Hollywood in Downtown Disney to get to know each other a little bit before we move in. I'm so glad someone decided to plan this. Its going to give everyone a chance outside of the program to get to know each other just a little bit before we cross over into our Disney lives! Also I'll get to meet my roommates in person for the first time, so that will be a good time; all thanks to the world of facebook, connecting us Disney College kids!!!


"We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we're curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths."-Walt Disney