mandag 23. juni 2008

What to choose?!?

One of the big questions going to Florida is "What insurance company should i choose?"
Working in the US we need health insurance, and there's a lot of companys to choose from, but which to choose?
Disney recomend a company named Crystal, but everyone I've spoken to (and then I meen everyone) say: DON'T CHOOSE CRYSTAL!.
apearantly they're like most other health insurancecompanys in America,
they have a lot of roules that's impossible to follow, and when you need them,
they won't pay.
That made me think: Don't choose an american company... so I won't.
So I started looking for Norwegian and Scandinavian companys.
Gauda, IHI, Europeiske, gjensidige. I was checking out everything I could think of.
But most of it was to expensive.
but gjensidige's Insurance wasn't all that pricy. 2702 NOK was the price (ap. 500$) and it includes movables insurance, travelinsurance, insurance in case of an accident, Insurance in case i end the program, bike insurance and cancellation insurance. It also includes a health insurance - if I'm registered at the Norwegian Health insurance Office. When working in Norway your automaticly a member of the Norwegian Health insurance Office, and pay for it with your taxes. It pays for medicines and doctors and hospitals. But when you move out of the country you loose this membership, but can pay to be a member. You have to pay 9.1 % of your assumed total salary before depature and when you get back you either have to pay more, or get some money back - all of if you payed to much or not enough. After a quick check of an approximatly salary for the next year the price of the membership in the Health insurance office would come to a total 6500 NOK (1200 $).
I decided on this. 9000 NOK is the cheapest and the best offer, because I'm with this is totally insured.
I know the company as well, sence it's the company I use now, and they've always helped me when I've needed them before. And my uncle's fiancée work in the company, so I have someone on the inside, and that's always practical=)

So Gjensidige it is.

lørdag 21. juni 2008

how my adveture started

I have always loved Disney.
how is it possible not to?
Those movies we all see and love, all the parks with so much consentrated fun.
I have to love it.
So, when I had to figure out what I was going to do the next year, after finishing my
bachelor degree, the choice wasn't all that hard to make, but still, not that easy.
I had to get away from Norway, now's my only chance.
I had to get away to get some perspective at things.
I knew that much.
I wanted to work at Disney. Disney was away from here. Disney I loved.
I wantet to work at Disney World Florida.
I have plenty of friends that have worked there before, and believe me
I asked them a million questions.
and then I applied.
just a couple of days later a woman named Megan called me.
she made an short intevju with me.
and I answer with my best answers.
And she said I could come to an information meeting, and an real intervju
march 29.th. She would e-mail me more information. and so she did.
March 29.th, on my brothers birthday, I went down toReiselivshøyskolen.
I got the information. I won a Disney International pen for answering a question about
the parks in Disney World. and i got Intevjued.
Leaving they told us that we would get the resault at april 10.th.
I was nervous, I wantet the job.
I went on a classtrip to amsterdam, and there, just coming in from the opera, in the lobby of our hostel on a rented computer I got my answer the eavning at april 9.th:

The title didn't reveal anything, it only said Answer to your Walt Disney World Interview, but here's what the email said:

Dear Walt Disney World Castmember,
Congratulations!!!!

We are happy to let you know that you have been accepted for the Walt Disney World Cultural Representative Program!
Here are the details of your offer:
Departure Date: September 9, 2008
Position: Food and Beverage
Duration of Offer: 12 months

Please let us know by email before April 15th if you want to accept this position & confirm your departure so that we could explain you the departure process.
When you accept your position, please write the information below in your email :

First Name and Last Name:
Country:
Position:
Date of Departure:

We are looking forward to hearing from you and knowing your decision.

Finally, IF at the time of your interview, you did not have the documents below, please send them immediately:
A copy of your CRIMINAL REPORT (please fax)
A copy of your Passport (please scan and email)
Do not hesitate to contact us for any further information.

Best regards,

Megan Durand
International Services
Tel: +33 2 97 84 84 44
Fax: +33 2 97 84 04 22
wdw@internationalservices.fr

Belive me, I confirmed fast. and was very happy!