Who?
So who am I? My name is Andrew Wong, I am 21 years old and I am finishing my Hospitality Management degree at Johnson & Wales University (JWU). I have worked the front desk at the Hyatt Regency Newport in Newport, RI during the summer of 2014, I will be completing the Starwood Summer Internship Program in the sales department of the Sheraton Time Square New York in New York City this summer; and last but not least I will be completing the Disney College Program for Fall 2015 in the role of Bell Service Dispatch/Greeter! The excitement has been radiating from inside me ever since I got accepted on February 19th, I am fairly confident my friends and family are sick of hearing about how excited I am, and I am sure when you get accepted you will be as full of jubilation as I am!
A little bit about who I am and what I am all about, I am a firm believer in the work hard, play hard motto. I currently live in Providence, RI at JWU, I was born and raised in New Jersey with my family's roots back in Massachusetts. My mother was born and raised on the North Shore of Mass. and my father immigrated to Mass. from Hong Kong when he was a teenager. I love to work in hospitality, putting smiles on guests faces is what I live for and I cannot wait to make a career out of it. Currently I am a tutor at my university and am finishing my second to last trimester before graduating a YEAR EARLY! WHAT?! It's crazy and I never expected it to happen, but with it comes the opportunity to be a Cast Member at Disney World so I can't complain! Ultimately, I hope to receive a full time position at a WDW resort upon completion of my program or a Professional Internship (PI); either of those would continue my dream of making a career with Disney.What?
From the application to the day my program ends, I want to (hopefully) be a wealth of knowledge to everyone who is curious about the program and is considering applying for it. This is going to document my journey through my DCP in the role of Bell Service Dispatch/Greeter, and I want to answer as many questions about the program as I can to put those of you out there with those questions at ease. So if you do have those questions you want answered, leave them in the comments of the posts, I want to answer as many as I can!
Why?
Now why am I doing this blog? After two years of debating and considering the Disney College Program, I chose to apply and pray that I got accepted. Throughout those two years I did research on research on research about the program from where I'll live, to the different roles, all the way down to what shoes each role requires. Needless to say, I wanted to know everything I could before committing to applying, and I did, I knew more than I probably needed to know before filling out my application in January; but that didn't leave all of my questions answered. So that is why I am doing this. I want to answer any and all questions I had and any questions you may have regarding the program; while at the same time documenting my journey through the DCP.When?
My goal is to post something every week during my program, From now until then, it will be slightly more sporadic, every other week or so; primarily for a lack of real content regarding the program. Where this blog will go after that, who knows, for now, I will keep it simple and hopefully full of useful information.
