After sleeping seven hours on the flight home, waking up at what would be around midnight central time, landing five hours later, and keeping myself moving through the day (including a jog, a late breakfast with the in-laws, free Starbucks, and a outdoors clothing shopping), I’m happy to report that I’m not yet suffering the effects of jet lag. It will come; I know it will. It’s just a matter of time; however, I’ll take what I can get. To further stave off the moment when my body just quits for the day, here’s a quick list of twelve experiences from by my first twelve hours home that I hadn’t experienced since I last left American soil:
- Drank milk that was refrigerated at the time of purchase
- Emptied a dishwasher
- Ate at a restaurant specializing in breakfast
- Placed clothes in a washing machine
- Dropped clothes at a drycleaner
- Drove on the right side of the road (the only driving I’ve done in the past six months was in Bali, Indoensia which is like India andf a left side drive)
- Opened a sunroof
- Entered a garage
- Recieved a hug from a child
- Listened to the radio in a car
- Purchased a The North Face product
- Updated my resume (to any colleagues who may be reading, this is entirely for exploring internal opportunities after the assignment)
All in all, a pretty eventful and "normal" first twelve hours.
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I recall, seemingly endless hot water! Of course, this was YEARS ago and we never had that while living in Germany;).
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