The "Joy" of Being an International Student

I was telling this story to a friend just now and I thought, "Hmmm... this I can put on the blog =)" So the story goes like this.

When I was a freshman 6 years ago, a wonderful opportunity came my way. Disney company was giving a presentation about its internship program for college student. At the end of the presentation they announced that whoever is interested can wait to be interviewed right then. So I thought, why not?

A few weeks later I received a letter from Disney stating that I got accepted for the program. I can't describe how happy I was. The program meant I got to go to Disney World in Florida, free pass for all 4 theme parks, access to the leadership classes offered during the program, and a whole new set of friends whom I would be sharing the dorm with. My first summer in the US was going to be a blast! It was until the evil regulation destroyed my dream.

In order to do the internship, I needed to get permission from the international student adviser. Paperwork, paperwork. My major had nothing in relation to the kind of work I would be doing for Disney. So, naturally, I couldn't go.

~*~ The End ~*~

The next year I found out that another international student I knew had been able to participate in the program because she met with a different adviser when doing her paperwork. Moral of the story: seek second opinion. I wish I had.