Check-in Day

I made it! It was an 18 hour drive and traffic wasn’t too bad at all. The only time that I had an issue was getting through Atlanta, which was my fault with timing, because I went right during rush hour. The second day was longer than I had anticipated, which made me check in late at my apartment complex, but things seemed to work out okay.

I walked into the “Clubhouse” and checked-in with the front desk, they gave me my room key and a Program Guide that has all the information that I would ever need in it. They also took my picture for my Vista Way ID and I registered my car to be able to park and drive on the property. I drove around a bit trying to find my apartment complex and I finally found it. The original key that they gave me didn’t work, so I had to have them go make me a new one and then I was finally able to make it into my new house for the next 7 months.

I have 5 other roommates, which is much more than I wanted, but I think I could get along with most of them. One none of us have met yet because she’s been avoiding the apartment since check-in. I guess her boyfriend is doing the program too and is living on the other side of Vista, so I don’t think we’ll see much of her. The complex that I got wasn’t my first choice, but it’ll be nice because I only have to pay $89 a week for living expenses. It seems like it’s the central area for most things, so it won’t be a lot of traveling to try and get things taken care of.

Once I was all moved in, I went to Wal-Mart to get a little bit of shopping done for things that I needed right away. Everything was going all fine and dandy until I locked my car keys in the truck of my car. I had to call State Farm and they sent someone to come and unlock it. It all turned out to be okay in the long run, but it wasn’t a good way to end a long day of travel or my adventure at Disney.