We are finally back in Changzhou. This is the scene we woke up to this morning as we looked out of our bedroom window. It has been raining for the past few weeks with more rain in the forecast for the next week. The rain gives the bamboo trees and the garden gazebo a clean look. It’s a relaxing scene and that is just what we need at this point.
A long flight half way around the world is tiring, especially if one finds it difficult to sleep on a plane. Even if one can sleep, the body has a lot of adjusting to do in order to retrain so that day becomes night and night becomes day.
Our strategy is to force ourselves to stay awake during the day hours – no napping – so that we can adapt more quickly. Giving in to a nap in the daytime doesn’t allow the body to make the adjustment to the new time zone as quickly. A bit of suffering now is better than dragging it out for better than a week.