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Weekly Reflective Journal #7

Posted on March 29, 2016 by Andrea

Spring season is here and the rain has started. This past week work has been a little slow for spring break. As a vacation planner we have meetings every morning before our shift starts, we get to know the park … Continue reading →

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Weekly Reflective Journal #6

Posted on March 17, 2016 by Andrea

This week in class we have been making progress in our group project. We decided to make a website about our value resort instead of writing a paper. We will be using  wix.com because it is free and also very helpful … Continue reading →

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Read and React #3

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Andrea

The Hcareers’ article “Transitioning into a Leadership Role” talks about strategies for newly promoted managers. To get promoted to a managerial position is sort of a big deal, specially at Walt Disney World. With that new position it also comes … Continue reading →

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Read and React #2

Posted on March 5, 2016 by Andrea

The article “Storms of Summer’ by Barbara Higgins was very interesting. Luckily, it is not hurricane season during my stay in Orlando for the program, so I haven’t heard much about hurricane drills and those type of emergency situations. However, … Continue reading →

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Weekly Reflective Journal #5

Posted on February 24, 2016 by Andrea

This week in my Organizational Leadership class I learned that I am a driver, it’s a style of communication and it means that I’m the person who always takes charge and wants solutions. I like to be very direct and … Continue reading →

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Read and React #1

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Andrea

Traditions, I have been hearing about it since I got accepted, people were stressing over what they were gonna wear for their first day as a Disney cast member. When they explained to me what traditions was, I thought about … Continue reading →

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Weekly Reflective Journal #4

Posted on February 15, 2016 by Andrea

After taking my assessment on Sunday February 7th, I had my first shift as an official cast member on Monday. My shifts are usually six or seven hours long and they are all in the morning. This is one of … Continue reading →

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Weekly Reflective Journal #3

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Andrea

I started my on the job training on Tuesday February 2nd, my trainer’s name was Scott and he was a very good resource and leader. I had 4 days of training, all 4 days I was in the vacation planning … Continue reading →

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Weekly Reflective Journal #2

Posted on January 31, 2016 by Andrea

It’s my second week in the Disney College Program, and I definitely agree that time went by fast. I guess it’s because the second week is busier than the first one. I had Traditions last Saturday and learned about Disney’s … Continue reading →

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Weekly Reflective Journal #1

Posted on January 22, 2016 by Andrea

I checked in this Monday January 18th. In check-in I received my work location, I will be a Vacation Planner at Animal Kingdom. Also, I got my housing ID and the keys to my apartment in Vista Way. I have … Continue reading →

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