I Can Go The Distance

My name is Lauren Long and I have been accepted for the Disney College Program Fall Advantage 2016. I'll be working Custodial! My main blog is lunarex.tumblr.com

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Hey everyone! I’ve posted a new video! More of a reintroduction than anything but keep on a look out for some story vlogs and things like that in the future. 

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Post Disney Depression is definitely a thing

I really suck at updating this but I figured why not. 

This is a small rant. I’m sorry folks. I think I’m gonna start updating this blog a little more with pictures and stuff and maybe advice for the new DCPers. Let me know what y’all want to see! 

 I’m planning on applying to the Alum program next summer along with some professional internships. 

It’s been a year. Well over a year since I started my college program. Less than a year since I finished. I miss it. SO Much. 

When I returned from Disney, I went almost straight into Spring Semester at school give or take a few weeks. It was so hard for me. I felt like I couldn’t talk to anyone. My disney friends barely text me and it was just so hard. I lost all motivation and I couldn’t focus. I ended up going to the university counseling. I’ve actually told only two people that I went. I honestly needed to talk to someone. I was having such a hard time adjusting back. The lady who I talked to suggested I was experiencing a mild case of Reverse Culture shock. Going from working 50 hour weeks straight back into school full time was similar but quite a different experience. 

It got better eventually over the semester, I started to feel comfortable around my friends again. I had thought that when I was gone they would forget me. They reassured me multiple times that that wouldn’t be the case but they never talked to me when I was there, how was I supposed to know! 

I went back down to disney for Spring Break in March with tickets I got from participating in Candlelight Choir. I visited my friends in Norway and was able to go to Disneyland Paris in May. And I took a whirlwind trip back down to Florida in July to visit. These helped so much. Summer happened and I don’t know. now that I’m back into school again, I feel everything that got better last spring just gone. I miss it so much again. I want to go back. Sometimes I wish I never left, even though I know things wouldn’t have stayed the same. I wish I could’ve extended, even though I wanted to get back into school.

Last week was hard. Tuesday, I felt so horrible. I really just didn’t want to be here. I mentioned to someone that I just wanted to hop a plane and get to disney. I almost broke down crying multiple times. I just wanted to talk to my friends. Everytime I tried to coordinate a video chat with my old roommate, something would get in the way with her. I love her but I really needed to talk to someone and she fell asleep. I was just so frustrated. 

I ended up video chatting one of my other best friends from disney and I talked with ehr for two and a half hours just about everything. How hard it’s been lately and how I was feeling. I broke down multiple times during that call. She told me how she felt everything had changed because almost  all her best friends had left. We talked about stories from working in the showcase and she made me laugh. I just miss everyone so much. 

And thats the thing, I may miss the place and how it makes me feel, but I miss the people so much more. 

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Haunted Mansion Riverfront by R

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So updating is a thing of the past...

So I think about this blog a lot and my ‘vlog’. I really suck at updating. 

To be honest, the dcp killed my free time. When I’m not working 50-60 hour weeks, I’m at the parks. If y’all want to stay updated and follow me on the rest of my college program, you can follow me on instagram -lunarex15 or snapchat - lunarex

I’ve been here for a little under 5 months but it’s felt like forever. I have not applied for an extension because I need to go home and finish school. I’m only a sophomore and I feel like I’ve missed so much. I feel like once I get back everything is going to be different. 

Last week I got into a huge slump. To a few people, I said I wanted to go home, something I have not said my entire program. A huge part of this was my scheduling- I keep getting scheduled a shift called Back of house, which is where I clean up after cast members all day. Honestly, it’s a super chill shift, but it’s super boring and you are backstage for 10-11 hours. A huge reason I did custodial was for the guest interaction. The super chill shift has been taking a toll on me as I’ve been getting it multiple times a week since June. The worst part is I have talked to multiple different managers about it, and even ones that have said that they’re trying to fix it, have basically turned around and said to deal with it. Sooo that was a lot of it. It’s fine, I’m still trying to get it figured out and I’m trying to keep myself positive. 

The other part of it was some of my really good friends are leaving soon. It seems I always become really good friends with someone right before they leave. 

It’s so hard to sum up the last couple months in a singlepost. Messege me or text me or something (I’m horrible with tumblr messeges so just snapchat me or ask for my number) if you want me to talk about it. 

Things are looking up, I’m trying to get out of my slump. Today and tomorrow are great days! My entertainment class did abackstage tour of Fantasmic this morning, then I went to Epcot and talked to my friends that I haven’t spent much time with, then I watched Illuminations from the Friendship boat dock which was absolutely amazing. Tomorrow I’m going out to 50s prime time with some coworkers then I’m going to the Not so scary halloween party with free tickets that I won last week randomly. 

I’m trying to get out of this slump and I’m hoping spending these two days off (as one of the causes of this slump is exhaustion) doing things I love will help.

BTW- I’ll be at the party dressed as Merida! 

So yeah, messege me or snap me or something since I never update this blog. I post my instagram photos to my main blog lunarex. 

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A Month into this Endeavor

So sorry everyone, I failed at blogging. I’ve been working at Disney for a little over a month. It’s the forth of july, I’m so tired. 

So I never told you where I work, Custodial at Epcot in World Showcase. There are some pros and cons to it but it’s been interesting. 

My roommate situation is interesting as well, 1 has self termed, 1 is planning on moving out and who knows if the other one debating self terming is staying. I have debated moving out multiple times just because I am sooo tired of the drama, but I’m scared I’ll be stuck with worse people. There’s just so much talking behind backs, and back and forth, I just want people who I actually can be good friends with. 

I’m sorry everyone, I’ll try to keep up, I just need to go to sleep as it’s been a very long night. 

Goodnight y’all!

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4 Days til Check in. (Midnight thoughts)

As the clock ticks down to 0, I'm feeling a lot of different emotions. Last week I said goodbye to my college and all the friends I made there. It was a very tearful farewell. Prior to leaving, I was stressed to the max wth final projects and finals. Every person who I talked to about interning at Disney said the same thing. How great its going to be. Yes, It's going to be unbelievable. I am so excited and this experience is going to be amazing. But at the same time, I was and am extremely scared. I'm scared it wont live up to my expectations and living over 1000 miles away from everything I know. I've been waiting for this since what feels like forever. I've watched so many vlogs and read so many blogs. Since, i don't know, Sophomore year, I've waited to be able to do this program. Then I waited to hear back, then I'm waiting to go. I feel very much like Rapunzel right now. Like now that I've gotten here, now what. Like I have my dreams of living in New York and being a Costume Designer and everything. And I've answered that question in my mind multiple times on whats next. I've just lived most of my life working towards something. Working towards College, working towards grad school. Working towards the college program. I just now need to sit back and experience it. I know itll be a lot of work. I'm expecting that. It just kind of feels like a limbo. I've always thought about how great it would be to not worry about homework and now that I don't, its going to be strange. I'm sorry, Im rambling. Ill go to bed now since a couple of my friends asked to get together RIGHT before i leave on Friday. I leave Friday. How is it already here?? Packing is a Nightmare. Check out my vlog everyone, since surprisingly I update that more than this. Good night everybody.

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Next, Packing!

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Pre-DCP #3 - I tried to do a Disney Tag but it turned into more of a storytime!

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Pre-DCP - Bucket List!

Hey everyone! 20 Days til Check In! ------ Welcome to my channel everyone! My name is Lauren and I am participating in the Disney College Program for the Fal...

It’s my second vlog! With actual content! Enjoy my rapid fire vlog for this week as I cover only some of my bucket list. 

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Concept art for Through the Mirror (1936)

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Hey! I started my vlogging! This is only an introduction but I have a few things planned for the few weeks before I head down to Florida. Fee free to subscribe! This was mostly a text as I filmed it a week ago but didnt have the software to edit it. Enjoy!!

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“luxury is in each detail.”                 -hubert de givenchy

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40 days until Check in

Not much has changed. I’ve gotten very caught up with school lately. I’m in the last month now; the home stretch. Everythings getting a lot more stressful. 

I’ve made a pretty detailed packing list for myself as I only have a week from when I get home from school and when I leave and I want to make sure I’m super organized. 

I made a bucket list but it was on a paper copy and I left that three hours away at home. I’m going home this weekend so I might grab it if I don’t start a new one. 

I visited my sisters last weekend up in the Twin Cities. I haven’t spent much time with them and I wouldn’t be seeing them very much so I wanted to visit them. I’m happy with how well it went, as we fight a lot at home. 

I’m trying to start a vlog but  I haven’t gotten the chance to make an introductory video. I don’t know what to talk about. I think I might make one introducing myself, then a bucket list and a packing video as it gets closer. I’m still trying to figure out a name.

It still doesn’t feel real. Like I still can’t believe I’m going to be living what I’ve been seeing in vlogs for years. This is something I’ve been waiting for since Sophomore year of high school. I rather feel like Rapunzel. What do I do when I reach my dream...

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I’m so excited. In less than a month, I’m done with school. In 38 days I leave for Florida and in 40 days I begin my college program. 

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I’m looking for a camera to use for vlogging, any suggestions?

I have a Canon T3i Rebel but I don’t think its going to be very easy to vlog with since its heavy and large so I’m looking for a not super expensive point and shoot. What does everyone use?