Au revoir Paris, Bounjour WDW

So for anyone who has talked to me in the last year then you would know that I have wanted to study abroad. And for anyone who has known me would know that it just hasn't worked out. Either with loans, well always with loans, and then family issues and timing etc etc etc. Finally I found a program that I was going to go to Paris with and postponed it to do it this next semester. I was somewhat excited, but a little apprehensive. I was excited to go to Paris but really apprehensive about the money, and a little scared that I wasn't as excited as I thought I would be. I kind of began thinking about something I had dreamed of since I was in high school, the Disney college program. Basically it is doing free labor at the disney parks for the exchange of an in with the company. To some it sounds awful but to me it always sounded incredible. As I began to talk to people about it they all told me I could work for disney for the rest of my life, I should go to Paris now. I listened and they were right, I could. So I started preparing for Paris and pushed Disney somewhat out of my mind. When I say I pushed Disney out of my mind this is not pushing out the fact that I would be going to Disneyland Paris.
Then one night I received an email that the college program was now open to applicants. I forgot about it for a couple weeks and then late one night I opened up the Epresentation. The cheesiness, the somewhat awful acting, it was so AMAZING to me! I got so excited I did a weird dance, slash run thing in my room (wanting so badly to tell someone but remembering that all of my family was asleep). Then I made the decision to apply, but the only trick is that I wasn't going to tell people. I told two friends who had known me for more then five years and my family. I wanted this to be something for me, a decision that I made completely without outside influences. I figured I could apply and then I would just choose Paris or Disney. So I applied and made it past the first cut and scheduled my phone interview. As I talked to Jubilee about it I begged her to tell me what I should choose (completely breaking on the whole "make my own decision" thing). But as a true friend she wouldn't tell me.
The next day as I was freaking out about my interview and somewhat daydreaming I decided to look at houses in Orlando. Completely irrational and ridiculous but I was imagining getting a career out there eventually and moving for good. Then I found it. The PERFECT house built in the 30's wrap around porch, hard wood floors, clawed foot bathtubs... incredible. And it was only 31,000. Going to Paris would cost 25,000. I could buy a house, A HOUSE... like one to live in forever! For nearly the price of going to Paris for 5 months. That just confirmed it. Jubilee pointed out the day before that I had really already made my choice and she knew I would choose Disney but now I was sure. This is something I wanted to do, and I know alot of people won't understand wanting to go work in the hot sun for nearly nothing over going and sipping coffee in Paris but it has been my dream since I was a little girl. And I trust that God will have a hand in this and eventually I will make it to Paris. Shoot, maybe at Disneyland Paris!
Now the trick was getting in. I read that 30,000 apply every semester and they only take 6,000. Odds were not really that good. I prepared 8 pages worth of notes for the interview (including one that kept saying SMILE!!!). I felt confident after it was through and prepared to wait. Some people were waiting 4 weeks! Others were pended and having to wait until December. I was freaking out because I had to give an answer to Paris if I was coming or not. After 5 days I was told I was in for Attractions. It was in my top three and I found out faster then anyone else I had heard. I felt very honored and excited to know so quickly. I am completely confident that this is what I want. So now to a new adventure. Orlando... here I come!! Ready to start my new life!