Jet Lag...

The thought of 30 hours of non stop flights and transfers is a bit daunting but it has it be done. I thought I would sleep for a few hours here and there - at least 5 hours on the last leg of the journey (by then I would have been up for over 24 hours so thought it wouldn't be a problem) but reality is you just can't sleep on airplanes. Rarely will you come across someone who says they got a full night of sleep on their journey over here. Since I arrived at 8am I had to stay up all day - if you go to sleep and sleep all day you'll be up all night and your body will be really out of sync. Jet lag is a weird feeling, almost like you've had too much to drink and you've been knocked on the head... the whole room starts jumping eventually and after 48 hours of no sleep I finally crashed out around 8pm and slept right through for 11 or so hours. I arrived on the Sunday morning and it wasn't till Thursday that I felt 100% 'normal' again I was just groggy and tired but still went out everyday and explored etc. The first few days were a mix of excitement and feeling a bit sad - realising just how far away you are from your family and friends was quite scary and I wasn't expecting to feel like that but after you recover from the jet lag your on cloud nine! I really love it here, I can't believe its only been a week it definitely feels longer but I already feel settled in thanks to my Uncle and Aunt and my cousins!