Training Days

I'm mostly done with employee training at this point. A lot of it is very similar to the ORL training I had at UCLA, but there's definitely quite a bit of new stuff as well. They've been taking pretty good care of us over the past few days too - having lunches in the nice restaurants (definitely some VERY good food), escorting us around both sides of the hotel (front of house and backstage - both are still rather mazelike to most of us, so I still consider it a service), and giving us all free cell phones (we pay for service, but it's still nice).

Yesterday I got my first look at the CAOS House, which is really rather spectacular. In keeping with the environmentalism theme, the facilities are all very eco-friendly, made from recycled materials or materials that are easily recyclable when we're done with them. Everyone there is very friendly (of course), and the programs look really exciting. Granted, I still haven't seen any of it in action, as I've only visited when there haven't been any kids present, but I would assume that it's still up to par. I go on my first excursion this Friday, on a sailing trip to see a few stingrays and reefs, so I'll keep you posted.