Turns out sitting on planes is less fun than not sitting on planes. Somehow, watching a movie is boring, food is less appetizing, reading makes you sleepier, and sleep is way more difficult to achieve while seated on a plane. My 24 hours of travel was generally not a great time. Not that it was particularly awful or offensive, but nothing entirely good came out of those 24 hours.
Turns out caffeine keeps you awake. In the span of 51 hours , I drank 5 cups of coffee and slept 2 hours. Generally, I aim for the ratio of cups of coffee to hours of sleep to be a little lower.
Turns out winter is cold. While in Thailand, I had eagerly awaited the time when I'd arrive home in comfy sweater and hot tea weather. The image of me bundled up in Starbucks, talking to a friend while watching the snowfall constantly danced in my mind. Now that I'm here, though, I'm not really sure why I was so excited. True that I'm happy to be out of the blazing heat, but winter in the states means frozen extremities and general chilly discomfort elsewhere. A nice spring-like temperature would be excellent.
After all that complaining, it turns out I'm really glad to be home. Thailand reached a natural ending, and I'm glad to close that chapter in my life. Now I can rest and regroup in good ol' Jersey until my next adventure.
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