American Vampire

Guess I'm not impervious to Jet lag - my circadian rhythm is all messed up. My first night timed out well: got off the plane around midnight and was sleeping by 2am. I woke up the next day at 8am and after breakfast and planning took a train to Kaohsiung, in the South. All well so far into day two.


After some map-pointing, a taxi, and more map-pointing I was at my Kaohsiung hostel by 3pm and decided to take a nap at 6pm - huge mistake - I woke up at 3am. Not cool, but the solitude facilitated reading a city guide and memorizing some phrases to get breakfast. Now, it is 4pm and, again, huge mistake: I just checked the time in Minneapolis (3am). Instantly I'm exhausted, but I need to stay awake and break the vampire cycle. 

My plan to re-adjust is three fold : 1) Caffeine-up by drinking tea - this is easy because it's fantastic. Expect posts about tea in the future. 2) Sunlight - being outside and walking around reminds my body it is daytime. Problem is the midday overcast clouds. 3) Stop looking at the time in Minneapolis - my internal clock doesn't need a conscious reminder it's off.