General Update... Pre-Accommodation, Police Check, Budgeting...

Hi All,

It is nearly a month since I was accepted into the International College Program and less than four months until I leave to be an Operations Cast Member!!

I have booked pre check-in accommodation at the Holiday Inn Sunspree with Kate from the AUS/NZ August Arrivals Facebook group :) very excited!!

Also sent off my Police Check! $53 bucks later, disappointing that the AFP does not have an electronic payment system, anyway... I shall await the AFP paperwork to state I have no criminal background (I had a dream it came back I did have a background and was suspiciously connected to attempted murders on co-workers.. weird!! and untrue! haha)

Money Time..

So.... Left to pay before check-in;

Visa & Appointment $300 plus

Program Assessment Fee $100

Disney Medical Insurance $101

Flight LAX to MCO (Orlando International Airport) $200 plus  

Possibly Travel Insurance $300 plus 

(The travel insurance has been a heated debate on the Facebook Group, some willing to pay extra and double up on Medical the whole time, some just buying it to cover the before and after Program dates, I am unsure, I did however find that Annual Insurance would be a cheaper option, however only covered for 21 days at a time, I could use it for when I take a trip every so often and before and after... would just have to confirm with STA Travel that it would cover me!)

So left to pay is around $1000 

And I hope to pay this all and save another $1000 for initial expenses then begin living and saving off my third/fourth paycheck.

The amount other group members are taking shocked me, I guess that they want to live life to the absolute fullest over there, and they have probably been saving for a few years now, I however am currently in debt and need to pay that off before I even save! so in total with payments pre check-in and debt paying off I will hopefully save $4000 before I leave in August, which is actually a lot when you look at it that way haha but I will only have a mere $1000 left of it when I hit Orlando! haha

My Parents are still planning to visit in early November :) and I found out I get 40-50% off the hotels, so they will stay nearby hopefully, we shall see how that pans out..

I think that is it for now...

Until my next blog,

Natalie :)