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Wrapping Up Week Two

I've been here for almost two weeks now and have a new meaning to the word exhausted. Exhausted as a Disney guest and exhausted as a Disney cast member are two totally different things.
Exhausted taking on a whole new meaning today.

This week I had training all week for The Seas with Nemo and Friends. I cannot tell you how ecstatic I was to learn that I would be working in The Seas. I am a huge Nemo fan, so to spend my days with Nemo, Crush and Dory is just prime. My favorite part, so far, of working The Seas is working Turtle Talk with Crush. If you haven't seen this show I highly recommend it! Its an interactive show with non other than Crush the turtle. Its very adorable, and so much fun. Seeing little kids faces when they get the chance to ask Crush a question is just priceless. Definitely my favorite part of the day. Other than that I work the ride. Don't ya feel safe? Ride ops is in MY control :) Its a blast and I work with some pretty awesome people. Not to mention that I am in a giant aquarium all day long!

After doing my fist Turtle Talk show I was able to meet Crush. I'll leave some things to your imagination, so I wont tell you how the show works but I will tell you that Crush is the coolest dude I have ever been able to meet. His actual personality and the turtles personality are so compatible that its comical. While I was talking to him he couldn't get over how much I look like Julia Roberts. It wasn't like he said it once either. He would change the subject and then find himself starring at me and would have to bring it back up. From now on, ill be known as Julia to Crush.

Other than work, there has been little play time. I like to enjoy my days off in my bed. Especially if its raining, I just don't feel the need to run around the parks. I have four months to do that, so ill save it for the good days :) We are supposed to be back in the 80's this weekend, so I'm hoping to catch some rays on my next day off. Otherwise, going to play in Epcot tomorrow night with my roommate who works in Epcot also! We both get off work at the same time, so we've opted to stay and see fireworks since we have yet to play in the park that we work in.

Until something interesting happens again... Do something, anything, but make a difference... and #doitforCJ.

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