So here are the rules set forth by All Things Fadra. Write for five minutes. Don't edit, fix, tweak or touch the words once down. Press publish.
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I have been gonezo, out of the country, halfway around the world on a cross country tour of Nepal with a dear friend (here's a shout out to you Air!), leaving my family behind, high and dry if you ask them, for 2 weeks. Breaks are good, right?
The time difference between here and Kathmandu is 10 3/4 hours (ahead). Have you ever heard of such a thing? Not 10 hours. Not 11 hours. Not even on the half hour. 10 3/4 hours. Whose idea was that? Maybe, I think, Iceland has a wacky time difference by being on the half. I don't know, but, come on Kathmandu. Try calculating this on the fly to figure out a suitable "FaceTime" time or texting time. Actually, because it was morning for me and night for them, there were advantages. I got to quickly participate in a few daddy/daughter date nights (my hubby likes to be occupied). And when it was tucking myself into bed time, they were well into their work days, and 'twas the perfect time tochat. It really turned out well because I would have my day of fun without the worry or, Yikes!, the disruption of daily home life creeping in. The only hitch was my college age son (as always?)who wasn't exactly with the program texting a few times during the night. Gave him a virtual smack upside the head!
Anyway, I haven't strung together more than two or three hours of sleep, particularly during the night, since I arrived home on Wednesday evening. My face falling onto my dinner plate. Yawning all evening while out with friends last night. It's been hard to concentrate. Hard to be productive, even unpack. Hard to do anything. Poor me, right?
This morning, right now, is the first time I don't feel completely inhuman (although I am tired of getting up before 6am everyday). I never knew jet lag could be so...so...debilitating! AHHHHHHH, but it was worth it!
13 comments:
What a strange time difference - and somehow, yet perfect.
Interesting how time impacts us and how writing, even for five minutes stream of consciousness style brings us back to center. :-)
Have a great rest of your day. Get some rest! Breathe! Write! I'm glad to have "met" you!
Welcome back! If someone needed me to call at at set time on the east coast from where you were, I wouldn't be able to do the math. That is a weird difference. I assumed we were all -on the hour- hours apart. Jet lag is hard. When we were stationed overseas before my husband had to start work, we were hanging out in town. We didn't have a car yet so took the bus from our lodge. It was 2:00 in the afternoon when it felt like someone had given us a drug. We had so far to walk (seemingly) to get a bus back to our room and then I think we slept for the rest of the day.
It was actually perfect for this country. Beautiful, years behind, simple with a complicated time zone for anyone other than them. They surely don't care!
It feels awesome just writing for writing's sake and our sanity!
You too, Julie!
I just added an hour plus 15 minutes, and the opposite time of day/night. Worked pretty well once my brain adjusted. Yes, it feels like you ran into a wall, and there is nothing you can or want to do but close your eyes immediately.
I actually started dozing off under water at work last week. I was power washing the coral and the vibration and drone lulled me. Had to stop and get out of the tank!
Either I read somewhere (probably) or someone told me that the recovery period is one hour per day to adjust back. That's 10 3/4 days? I don't have that kind of time! Right now, I am struggling to stay awake. Lying on the couch reading probably isn't helping but it's all I want to do. I could fall asleep this very minute.
Sounds like quite the trip! Hopefully you'll recount a few of your experiences on your blog here - sounds very interesting. Stopping over from Fadra's linkups.
What a great trip! I love being on different time zones from my work/family as it actually seems to improve our conversations! But that 10 and 3/4 of an hour difference? That's a new one!
I hope to do so because it was nothing short of awesome. Thanks for stopping by, Monika!
Oh, I absolutely agree. It was perfect! I don't know what the heck that's all about either. Just pick one way or the other?
Israel is 10 hours ahead of home so every time I go I have to take care to make sure I call at the right time, but that extra .75 is nuts.
Sounds like it was a wonderful trip. Nepal is on my list of places to visit, so is Iceland for that matter.
Love this! I am useless with jetlag - and writing - need deadlines to get over both. I fall into the trap of just having a wee lay down...and then its all over
Yeah, it is! I mean, I know math but sometimes it just felt off kilter.
It was fabulous! Such a warm and friendly and happy place. Iceland is high on my hit list. Would love to go there to see the Northern Lights!
Ugh! I was useless for days. Almost a week! Doing much better these last few days. You travel far so often, I would think you're a pro! I tried "having a wee lay down" and it never worked! I would be "geeze! let me just sleep!" It was sooooo worth it though!
YOU WENT TO NEPAL??? That's amazing and awesome but I had no idea there were countries that didn't adhere to the "on the hour" rule. As for jet lag, it hit me hard when I went to China but I don't remember it being so bad when I came back. Hope you're surviving!
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