{"id":1804,"date":"2014-03-18T14:33:52","date_gmt":"2014-03-18T14:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/internships\/?p=1804"},"modified":"2024-01-30T13:59:46","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T18:59:46","slug":"when-you-wish-upon-a-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/careers-internships\/when-you-wish-upon-a-star\/","title":{"rendered":"When You Wish Upon A Star"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Walt Disney once said, \u201cAll our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Stephanie LaRussa, a St. Petersburg College student in the Hospitality and Tourism program, had a dream to intern for the Walt Disney Company. She achieved this dream and this is the story of her once in a lifetime experience.<\/p>\n

“There are so many things I can say about the Disney College Program. For me personally, this internship has been more than just a semester-long full time job. To point out the obvious, I learned the true meaning of guest service from the world\u2019s best hospitality corporation. But what I didn\u2019t know, was how much it would teach me about life.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“The Disney College Program is growing up. Surprisingly, in the place where your inner child is set free, I learned to be an adult. I learned to depend on myself, as this was my first time leaving home. I learned that I am capable of so much more than I give myself credit for. I learned how to look at things from a positive prospective, and how to make a negative situation a good one.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“The Disney College Program is learning to love yourself. It\u2019s adventure – late nights at IHOP, hanging out on Main Street until they kick you out, and taking chances you never thought you would. I won\u2019t lie; the Disney College Program is stress. It\u2019s closing your shop at 2 AM, dealing with people whose first language isn\u2019t English, running on little to no sleep, a grueling 12-hour shift on one of the busiest days of the season, and swallowing your pride. But, the Disney College Program is magic that YOU create. It\u2019s watching a mother and a child cry together when they see Wishes for the first time. It\u2019s pin trading with a child and watching their face light up when you\u2019re the reason that they\u2019ve completed their pin set. It\u2019s a simple birthday wish, or a \u201cHappy Anniversary!\u201d that you tell your guest. It\u2019s calling a little girl \u201cPrincess\u201d, and having her believe it. It\u2019s making magic, and for once, believing in it- it\u2019s believing in YOU.”<\/em><\/p>\n

“The Disney College Program is something I would relive if I could. The late nights, the tears, the 65-hour work week during Christmas, the not getting into bed until almost 4 am, sleeping all day and working all night. I\u2019d do it all over again. The Disney College Program is, to put it simply, worth it.”<\/em><\/p>\n

If you have a dream to intern for the Walt Disney Co., click here<\/a> for more information, or you can call the internship office at 727-341-3102\"\"<\/a><\/span>.\u00a0 March 28th<\/sup> is the deadline to apply for a Fall 2014 Disney College Program internship.<\/p>\n

Follow internship news at SPC on Twitter at\u00a0#spcintern<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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