My last day

Today was my final day working at Innoventions. It has not quite hit me yet, but yesterday people started saying goodbye to each other which was very sad and today I said goodbye to even more amazing people. I cannot even believe that January 11 was already four months ago and I have essentially completed my program. I am going to miss driving into work every day and seeing the Walt Disney World arches and living in Florida. Working here has been exhausting, difficult, but all at the same time absolutely amazing. However, it is going to be nice to no longer have to say 100000 times a day... "How many?", "How old are you?", "This is not a ride this is just a test vehicle, the actual ride is over there.", "Universe of energy is out the doors next to sum of all thrills and straight ahead.", "test track is closed for refurbishment until the fall", "Soarin' is through the green breezeway and straight ahead to the land", "you walk pas the fountain and over the bridge to get to the world showcase", "welcome designers. numbers one through four on your left, five through eight on your right. you have four minutes to design your ride", "are you two riding together?", "please empty out your pockets and put all loose belongings in a locker", "this is your emergency stop button, do not press this unless you want the ride to end" then they press it and look at you dumbfounded when their ride ends and you tell them to leave, "Welcome to the great piggy bank adventure presented by t.rowe price. have you been here before?.....etc", "Welcome to run time by IBM have you been here before?... etc", "What do you do here" (while in UL), and pretty much everything else we had to say by the book over and over again. Regardless though, I have learned so much while working here and will remember everything I have learned and take it back with me as soon as I leave. This was a fantastic experience and I do not regret one minute of it.

Goodbye Innoventions :(

 Where it all began Four months ago

January 11 check in: Stephen, William, Suzy, Casey, Mike, Donna, and Me.

The Final Countdown

My program officially ends on Friday, but I am finished working on Wednesday. The fact that the last four months is about to be over is mind boggling. I knew that the time would go by fast, as it always does when you are doing something you enjoy day in and day out, but I never would have imagined it would go by this fast. Today was my 5th day out of 9 straight days of work before I leave. The last 5 days were pretty long, but today started off pretty smoothly. Once 6:00 rolled around things took a turn for the not so pleasant as a guest that was very unhappy, rude, and dissatisfied decided I was the perfect person to take out all of that frustration on. If the last four months has taught me anything, patience is for sure number one. It is key to be able to smile at all times and bite your tongue even when you are getting yelled at, sworn at, or treated badly. No matter what, the guest is always right and that can be very difficult to stomach, but it is crucial. I have definitely learned more than I can put into words from doing this program, but moments like today make me realize that it is time for me to start a new adventure and continue moving forward. Yesterday I had a meeting with one of my managers to discuss my end of the program evaluation. We talked about my overall experience during the program, what I learned and gained from it, etc. She also gave me very good advice on how to now work my way up in the professional world using this internship as a starting block. She gave me a lot of encouragement and inspiration to be able to use this program as a tool to help me achieve my goals rather in the company or elsewhere. Even though this internship was at one specific place, I will be able to take everything I have learned here and apply it to all aspects of my life. I have loved working here the last four months, meeting all of the people I have, and gaining all of the knowledge I have. However, it is getting time for me to close this chapter of my life so that I can start a new one using all of the skills I have gained from this experience. No matter how hard things have gotten at times, I would not take back this experience for anything and would recommend it to any college student who has a love for the most magical place on earth like I do.