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5 Reasons Why Jetlag Is The Worst

It really is.

Kaatyaayani Pandey
May 23, 2016
Mount Holyoke College
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JETLAG IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST.
I thought this week I would be home, relaxed after weeks of travel and crashing on air mattresses and people's couches. I had decided I would write an article about something that really matters to me - maybe the feminist movement or the problematic ideology that is 'Nationalism' or maybe about the anti-Muslim rhetoric gripping much of the world. What I had not anticipated was that I was about to be engulfed by a terrible bout of jetlag. So here I am, sleepy as hell, writing about why it sucks to be so sleepy. Awesome. Keep reading!

1. You are awake when everyone is asleep.

And vice versa.
So it results in heavy boredom. You had anticipated that you would sit and gossip with the fam about family politics you might have missed out on during your stay abroad. You had anticipated going shopping and eating out and generally making merry. Instead, you are asleep. Except at 4:00am when all of a sudden your eyes open and don't close again.

2. You get hungry at odd hours.

Well naturally. When its 7:00am at home, it's dinner time where you came from. So you eat whatever you find. Within an hour last night (3:00am-4:00am, to be precise) I managed to consume a packet of stale momos, a peach, a packet of dried apricots and tons of peanut brittle. Yikes!

3. Your days merge together

Because your afternoon naps are technically nighttime slumbers as far as your body is concerned, everything just seems like one long day. IT SUCKS! The only reason I have a vague idea of the date right now is because I'm on my period. (When all else fails, your uterus gotchu! *High-fives belly*)

4. You don't even have the energy to unpack

So all your stuff is just lying there. Gathering dust because you're too tired to put it away.

5. You can't do your favorite things because you're TOO DAMN TIRED!

All my plans for getting Mehendi (henna) applied, eating momos (Nepali dumplings) from my favorite street vendor, driving down to Hauz Khas and reading a good book have been blown to bust because of this jetlag.

UGH!

Hopefully this will go soon.
Okay thanks for reading!

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