Almost 2 weeks

Well... I'm nearly two weeks in and I have to say I am having a great time. I really enjoy going to work and the people I'm working with. I'm a part of numerous projects already (7 sounds about right?) and they're not your typical projects. Working for Disney means you could be doing anything from a back-of-the-property facility building ("back-stage") to the biggest attraction at one of the parks ("on-stage"). I'm not at liberty to say what projects I'm working on... but if you look at the spectrum I just mentioned, I can say I'm working on projects at both ends. :)

I'm starting to get the big picture in how the office works. In the first week, I was assigned a mentor to help me out in the office. He just passed his licensing exams and is extremely knowledgable in both architecture and how the office is run. The mentor is extremely helpful in helping make the transition into the office smooth. The coolest part of the whole experience is that even though I'm working closest with my mentor at the moment, everyone in the office is just as willing to help.

Piece of advice No. 2... ASK QUESTIONS. I know what you might be thinking: "Everyone says that" and "You're only saying that because you're supposed to". No one is paying me to write this. I've found that asking questions has increased my understanding of the office and how Disney carries out its day-to-day architecture practices. I didn't ask as many questions in the beginning. I started asking more this second week and can honestly say that I've learned SO much more than I did in the first week (And in the first week, I learned A LOT! ha ha).

I'm feeling pretty settled into the whole housing thing. I hang out with my roomates most nights going to the parks, going out to eat, or just hanging out at the apartment. I can't say that Florida feels like home yet, but I can say that I don't feel like I'm just on vacation and I'll be coming home in a week or so.

Overall experience thus far... EXTREMELY positive. :)

Until next time...