Drivers course

Just signed up for the
drug and alcohol averness course on the internett, so I can start taking
lessons when I get down there.
The course is over four hours, and i can log on and off as many times as I like.
these are the parts of the cours:

1. Introduction10 minutes
2. Physiological Factors Part One30 minutes
3. Physiological Factors Part Two30 minutes
4. Psychological Factors30 minutes
5. Societal and Economic Costs20 minutes
6. Effects of Alcohol and Drugs on the Driver35 minutes
7. Major Traffic Laws - Part One15 minutes
8. Major Traffic Laws - Part Two25 minutes
9. Major Traffic Laws - Part Three25 minutes
10. Conclusion and Final Exam0 minutes

In the cour it's also an theory test preparation.

I want to drive down there people!

I-797B finally came pr mail

My I-797b form finally arrived by mail now.
I don't really need it now (I got the copy) but wth it
came the i-94 arrival card.

The I-94 arrival card is the card I need to show with my passport, visa and I-797b form when I arrive to america.
And I also need to have this with me if I plan to leave the country while I'm there,
because I need to show it again when I arrive back in to the county.
It's alot of information on a sheet that came with this form,
and I have to read it carefully=)

peace, love and pixiedust!

VISA!

Yesterday I got my VISA!
hurray!

I had to stand in line outside the embassy, go through the saftycheck and in where I was when I applied. there I got to the counter without any waiting, gave the lady my ticket,
and I got my passport with the message that I should check if my birthday and my passport number was correct. I also got the I797-b form back, and was told to bring it with my in my cabinlugage, for i would have to show it with the Visa, when entering the states again.

Yesterday I sent an email to international services and got this answer:

Dear Castmember, It was a real pleasure assisting you and I wish you the best for your Disneyexperience!

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------One last reminder to please make sure you have the following documents with youbefore your departure:
*' -proof of your medical insurance for the first months of your contract,
* -birth certificate international or in English if possible,
* -I797 form returned by the US Embassy with the visa,
* -Disney package,
* -copy of your entire passport
* -copy Coupon MEARS: Please reread the instructions sent via email to youby DISNEY regarding arrival at the airport and the MEARS shuttles to Vista Wayapartments!

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FOR YOUR FLIGHT INFORMATION :
* Please contact Walt Disney World via phone xxxxxx or email at xxxxxxxxxxx to obtain your flight information.*
* *You will give them your NAME, Departure Date, and City of Departure.

For your Flight: Remember, you are purchasing your own flight. You must arrive onthe EXACT arrival date at Disney.... not the day before or the day after. You can arrive at anytime until midnight! Once you have your flight information, please sendthe details of your itinerary into Orlando (in red) to the addresses below:*
International Services -- xxxxxx *
Disney -- xxxxxxx (or you can call if you like :xxxxxxxxx)
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FOR YOUR FLIGHT INTO ORLANDO ONLY:
* Date of Flight:
* Airline:
* City flying from to Orlando:
* Flight Number:
* Time of Arrival:
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You also need to bring your own Pillows, Blankets and Sheets as Housing will not
provide them.

Do not hesitate on contacting us when you return from Walt Disney World, to let us
know your impressions and feelings about your experience.

Feel free also then, to check our website, where you'll find further Disney programs
and other job opportunities.

We wish you a very magical stay in Walt Disney World!!

Megan xxxxx
International Services
Tel = xxxxxxxx
Fax = xxxxxxx
email = xxxxxxxx

Visa appointment

Today I had my Visa appointment.

at 9.15 I was ouside the embassy, proffesionally dressed (in a pantsuit) and

wit all my papers and money in my hands. I had no purse (if you have you can't come in, but have to go somewhere else and put it in a locker) but my cellphone, my Ipod and my Visa card in my hands.

in the line outside an security guard asked me who I was, if he could se my papers and my ds 156 form. Everything was OK, he only told me to turn of my phone when I entered the security buildng.

after waitin one hour in line outside i could come in.

I had to leave all my stuff in the security building,

only bringing my forms inside.

Inside the embassy I had to wait in the first line in about 15 minutes.

When I arrived to the coun rthe lady asked me for my forms,

and I gave her my ds 156 form, and my I-797b form.

then I gave her my passport and payed 700 kr.

She said: "Oh, you are well prepared, I like that. If everybody came as you, this would go so much faster" The she asked me if I wantet to pick up the Passport with my Visa at the embassy or I they should send it to me. I saied I would come and get it, and she gave me a number (39) and I had to sit down and wait until my number was called.

after waiting about one hour more, (I was reading Discover America while I was waiting) my number appeared on the screen, and i had to go to another counter to be interviewd.

she asked me why I wanted to go to Disney world, What my tasks would be, if I ever have been arrested, What I would do when I got back from Disney, Why it was written that my occupation was bothyouth worker and student and if any of my mother or father was born outside Norway.

after those questions she gave me an receipt with a number, and she put a similar one on my passport, and she said that I could come and get it on monday at 3.pm.

I'm one step closer to leaving !

just 18 days now people=)

Peace and love!

Packing Confusions

It's 22 days until depature and I've started packing.
Why?
well there's many reasons - like the one that I like to be early,
or the one that I'll be away for a year and that needs planning.
or maby the one that Im actually going to America...
But the most important reason is that all my stuff that
I'm not bringing to Florida has to be packed in boxes and put away.
I Won't keep my appartement in Norway when I'm down there, so all my stuff (and that's ALOT!)need to be carefully sorted into storing and bringing.
What should I bring??? What should I store???
How should I choose the right shoes to bring, and which shoes should I put in a box?
How many pants should I bring down there?`
Do I need my prayerbook, and do I need my notes from my singingteacher?
I'm confused and do already have to much stuff in my first bag...
This is hard, people...its hard...

I-797B

My I797 form has arrived (by email)!
The I797 form is a form that will be enclosed to my Visa application.
It's the prrof from Disney that I will be working there, and
it's their "Visa application" on me.
so that I will not just apply for an visa saying I will work for them,
when I'm not.

On this list there's the names of all the people leaving i september that International services has hired. People from Norway, Italy, France, Marocco and Germany.
There are 100 people on the list.
58 of this are from Norway
10 are from France
6 from Italy
23 from Germany
2 from Marocco.
That leaves one I did not count. Don't know where that person's from.

My soul is safe in Florida

I just figured out that there's a church
just across the street from the Commons.
as a Catholic I need to go to mass every week.
It should be every sunday, but if I have to work I can't do that,
but as long as I can go every week I'll be happy.
This Church is called The national Shrine of Mary, Queen of the universe,
and is made as a church to take care of all the tourists.
They even have a volunteer choir - The Shrine Chorus.
I hope I can join.

This is the church's homepage: http://www.maryqueenoftheuniverse.org

30 days to go!

Now it's only 30 days left until depature.
We've crossed the monthline.
It's almost no time left...
30 days..

Disney Package arrived!!

To day i opened my mailbox, and there it was.
a big, brown envelope.
I opened it and in there was all the papers about the next year f my life.


The Disney Look guide, my housing contract, cast member policies,
a checklist on things I need to do before depature, a insurance offer from Crystal (not taking that), a booklet on general things (how to live with people from all over the world,guest service guidlince and stuff like that). four Mickey stickers to put on my shirt on arrival (so the Disney people will recognise me and two tags for my luggage.


i've signed my housing complex contract and my cast member policies and put them in a folder, and I''ll deliver them when I arrive in Flroida.



Hurray!

program assessment fee and acknowledgment form

I read through the papers Megan(international services) sent me by mail
(the most basic Disney package papers) and found the adress to pay my
Program assessment fee, so I just payed it.

Here's the prosses:

I went in to the site www.disneyurl.com/internationalPAFs
There I had to fill out some information about me, and I had to pay
with my creditcard information.
When the payment was fulfilled I got this message:


Registration Confirmation
Dear KRISTINE MARIA ALMÅS: Greetings from the Walt Disney World Resort!. You are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime with International Programs. We hope you are as excited to join our team as we are to have you! Thank you for your Program Assessment Fee. This is your official confirmation that an apartment and position have been reserved for you! Below, you will find important information regarding the event and your registration. Registration Code: xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx Date Completed: 2008-08-04 06:46:48 You must bring a copy of this confirmation form on your arrival date in order to check in. No Longer Able to Participate? If you are no longer able to participate, please send a message to XXXX to inform us of your cancellation and remain in good standing with the company.

and so I got this email:

Dear KRISTINE MARIA ALMÅS:
Greetings from the Walt Disney World Resort!. You are about to embark on the journey of a lifetime with International Programs. We hope you are as excited to join our team as we are to have you!
Thank you for your Program Assessment Fee. This is your official confirmation that an apartment and position have been reserved for you!
Below, you will find important information regarding the event and your registration.
Registration Code: xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx
Date Completed: 2008-08-04 06:46:48
You must bring a copy of this confirmation form on your arrival date in order to check in.
No Longer Able to Participate?
If you are no longer able to participate, please send a message to xxxx to inform us of your cancellation and remain in good standing with the company.


Registrant Profile____________________________________________________
First Name KRISTINE MARIA
Last Name ALMÅS
Email Address xxxx
Phone Number xxxx
Country NORWAY
Social xxxx
Gender FEMALE
Other Information_____________________________________________________
Age 21 & OVER
Transaction Detail____________________________________________________
Description Qty Amt Total
Processing Fee 1 $ 2.50 $ 2.50
Program Assessment Fee 1 $ 83.00 $ 83.00
Total: $ 85.50
Date Payments Amt Rcv'd
04-Aug-08 KRISTINE MARIA ALMÅS (Visa 2065) $ 85.50 $ 85.50
Total: $ 85.50
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Balance due: $ 0.00
______________________________________________________________________
See ya real soon!
Walt Disney World International Recruiting


Great!! I have a house waiting for me down there;)
and it's clean.
Lovin' it!


I Also faxed my Acknowledgment form, signing that I know that I need insurance, visa, birth certificate, to pay my program assessment fee, how much my rent will be, how I'll get my tickets and stuff like that.

For Now I'm ok, I think=) Not much to do before my Visaappointment, which is august 22.

Where is my Package? ahh...

So, I was getting kind of irritated that my package
still haven't arrived, when I suddenly understod why...
I gave them my fathers adress...Because I didn't know how long I would be living
at this appartmement in Oslo.
So I called dad, and right I was...
The package has arrived at his place...
But he was at his cabin about 15km away,
so my mum had to go up to his place and get the package and send it.
Hopefully it'll gett here in the next couple of days.