"Maddie are you alive? What happened to your blog?" - No one.
Okay so I know it looks like I kind of fell off the face of the earth here. Like, did I survive my College Program? Why didn't I finish this thing out? Am I alive?Â
So I'm being a little over dramatic (shocker) - I totally survived living in Florida (wonder of wonders, miracle of miracles) and successfully completed my Disney College Program (it's...more "difficult" than it sounds, you'd be surprised at how many people don't), but for whatever reason (sheer exhaustion, just being over it), I stopped this blog. Sorry y'all (and by y'all, I mean the two people who read this. Hi Mom, Hi Patrick!).
 I guess I'll try and wrap up the final week as best I can...but it was like six months ago and my memory isn't what it used to be. (However, I posted a lot to Twitter so I’m digging through that to try and figure out what happened.)
 I had a LOVELY Princess Day with my favorite CP from across the pond, Leanna! We went to Magic Kingdom and had a blast, despite the rain. Pictures to follow!
 I watched a one-eyed squirrel break into a to-go box that was left on a stroller, steal a HUGE piece of chicken out of it and feast on said piece of chicken in front of Disney Junior. It was incredibly entertaining.
 I worked some horribly long shifts my last couple of days. 12 hours, no big deal.
 I worked my last shift and got off sometime around 6, I think. I met up with Jay and we rode Toy Story Mania three (four?) times, Rock N Rollercoaster twice, both times in the front, and Tower of Terror. It was a great way to say goodbye to Hollywood Studios. After that we went to Magic Kingdom and closed it down. Pictures to follow!
 The next day was graduation, which was more like waiting in line to get your ears/gift (cute little memory box)/picture with Mickey and Minne, but was still really cool! (Pictures to follow.) After graduation I went straight to the airport and had a lovely 13 hours of travel back home (thanks Southwest!!).
   Turns out I was not able to go seasonal with the company, Disney changed some policies and, long story short, no CP was able to. This really disappointed a lot of people, but for me just kind of confirmed that I really should never, ever step foot in Florida again. And I’m very much okay with that.
 Be happy to know that I have cleansed my pallet and returned to the holy land of Disneyland on three separate occasions (most recently for a five day vacation), and will be back there in January.
 Looking back, I am so grateful for this experience. It was fun, challenging, and beyond unique. Plus I will always have something to talk about with anyone who has even the slightest interest in Disney (which is every person I talk to). I love The Walt Disney Company and I still pinch myself when I think about how I was a part of it for six months.
 I came very close to doing another CP, this time at Disneyland, but declined the offer.
As of now, I’m living at home, going to school for my AA/working on transfer plans, and nannying. Really different from what I was doing six months ago, but that’s fine. I’m happy and have some pretty great plans that I am confident will happen.
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