cruisingteacher
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Sep 13, 2013
The time has come, the walrus said to speak of many things......
It's time to start my PTR.
Now I originally thought I wouldn't write a PTR, because I really don't have a lot of planning to do..... but then as life continued to throw things at me I realised that this trip and immersing myself in these boards was making me cope better and feel better and gosh darn-it, I wanted to write something.
So it may not be the traditional PTR (if such a thing exists), I will share my plans, and thoughts and hopes, but I also want to share memories of the Magic of Disney and travel and make this a place to come home to while I wait out my ticker.
So I invite you along on this journey of words, perhaps some photos and invite you also to share your memories and magic if you are also waiting out a ticker, or just feeling it.
With that, I officially welcome you to my world.
The trip: March 24-28 2014
Hotel: Santa Fe
The Player: Me, Myself and I aka Melissa. (cue the first of many selfies)
I am a 29 year old teacher who was bitten by both the Disney bug and Travel bug early in life.
I originate from Toronto(ish) Ontario, Canada, but have called 3 other places 'home'.
1. Windsor, Ontario for University and Teacher's College = 5 years
2. Jiangmen, China for 10 months teaching
3.Cairo/Giza, Egypt- going on 3 years.
I teach internationally, currently at a Manitoba accredited school (so my Grade 12's get a Manitoba diploma).
I teach Grade 12 English, Grade 12 Psychology and 9-12 Dramatic Art. I love my job!
I went on my first trip around the time I turned 1 and really have been travelling ever since.
My first real trip to Disney was when I was 7 to Walt Disney World, epic love We returned several times, and often included Universal Studios and sometimes even Busch Gardens and/or SeaWorld.
But when I was a teenager my mum introduced me to Cruising.... we were hooked! And theme parks took a bit of a back stage role.
Not to mention my 5 years of University being also a 5 year break from vacations.
But the magic was rekindled a bit when I took a weekend trip to Hong Kong in October 2010 and went to Disneyland. Now I love Halloween and knew this would be one of my few opportunities to see a Disney park in this theme and I loved it. (I may share some photos later on)
Then in March 2012, I went to Paris with 2 co-workers, and they came with me to Disneyland Paris for 1 day (both of them had never been to a Disney park - future post about this later) we had a great time with many pictures- sadly those pictures were lost when my laptop was stolen last year (they were some of the only Paris pictures I didn't back up)
So I am going back this year, with a dedicated DLRP stay, and super excited as this marks the first time I have ever stayed within walking distance to a Disney park.
I look forward to sharing the rest of this journey with anyone who wants to read along
It's time to start my PTR.
Now I originally thought I wouldn't write a PTR, because I really don't have a lot of planning to do..... but then as life continued to throw things at me I realised that this trip and immersing myself in these boards was making me cope better and feel better and gosh darn-it, I wanted to write something.
So it may not be the traditional PTR (if such a thing exists), I will share my plans, and thoughts and hopes, but I also want to share memories of the Magic of Disney and travel and make this a place to come home to while I wait out my ticker.
So I invite you along on this journey of words, perhaps some photos and invite you also to share your memories and magic if you are also waiting out a ticker, or just feeling it.
With that, I officially welcome you to my world.
The trip: March 24-28 2014
Hotel: Santa Fe
The Player: Me, Myself and I aka Melissa. (cue the first of many selfies)
I am a 29 year old teacher who was bitten by both the Disney bug and Travel bug early in life.
I originate from Toronto(ish) Ontario, Canada, but have called 3 other places 'home'.
1. Windsor, Ontario for University and Teacher's College = 5 years
2. Jiangmen, China for 10 months teaching
3.Cairo/Giza, Egypt- going on 3 years.
I teach internationally, currently at a Manitoba accredited school (so my Grade 12's get a Manitoba diploma).
I teach Grade 12 English, Grade 12 Psychology and 9-12 Dramatic Art. I love my job!
I went on my first trip around the time I turned 1 and really have been travelling ever since.
My first real trip to Disney was when I was 7 to Walt Disney World, epic love We returned several times, and often included Universal Studios and sometimes even Busch Gardens and/or SeaWorld.
But when I was a teenager my mum introduced me to Cruising.... we were hooked! And theme parks took a bit of a back stage role.
Not to mention my 5 years of University being also a 5 year break from vacations.
But the magic was rekindled a bit when I took a weekend trip to Hong Kong in October 2010 and went to Disneyland. Now I love Halloween and knew this would be one of my few opportunities to see a Disney park in this theme and I loved it. (I may share some photos later on)
Then in March 2012, I went to Paris with 2 co-workers, and they came with me to Disneyland Paris for 1 day (both of them had never been to a Disney park - future post about this later) we had a great time with many pictures- sadly those pictures were lost when my laptop was stolen last year (they were some of the only Paris pictures I didn't back up)
So I am going back this year, with a dedicated DLRP stay, and super excited as this marks the first time I have ever stayed within walking distance to a Disney park.
I look forward to sharing the rest of this journey with anyone who wants to read along