All Good Things Must Come to an End

I am beginning my last 10 days of my summer in Disney. It has been quite the ride, but I have enjoyed the moments I've shared with everyone around me.

As with every time I come to Disney, I have grown immensely. I have learned the value of people, relationships, and money. I have learned what it's like to really live on my own (literally alone). But what I have learned most of all is that I have fulfilled a childhood dream of mine and continued a now family tradition. But the book will be closed on working at Walt Disney World. I have fulfilled my seasonal hour requirement for this year, but due to being in school still and the great expense it is to travel to property to work, the challenges outweigh the benefits.

But please do not be alarmed or think that I am giving up on a dream. That is not the case. As I mentioned before, I fulfilled the dream. I did the Disney College Program like my dad did. I worked for the mouse for over a year in two different roles. I've gotten to see and experience things that most people never will. And for that I am forever grateful.

I know when I left for the summer I was determined that Disney was my future. But I discovered that it is actually my past. I have come to realize that I maybe took a step backward by retuning here. And Walt always said that we need to "keep moving forward", and I did not do that. I came, I saw, and I conquered for the second time.

You may be thinking, "Danielle, you're about to enter your last year of college. Shouldn't you at least have an idea of where you want to be afterwards?" Yes, that's true. And I think I do. I'm working on it, don't you worry.

So here's to enjoying Walt Disney World and all it has to offer for my last 10 days. And thank you to everyone who made this summer possible and enjoyable for me.