So a month ago I was working until 1am or so. I’d wake up around noon.<\/p>\n
Then I traveled to Ghana, which is 4 hours ahead. And we had to get up by 8 every day, sometimes earlier. There’s nothing to do at night, so we’d usually be in bed by 10:30 or so.<\/p>\n
So you can imagine how messed up my sleep cycle was when I came back. I’d be exhausted<\/em> by 9. Not like a little sleepy, but so tired that I felt like I might be sick. It was a struggle to sleep past 6 in the morning. I’ve now had enough time that I can stay up until almost midnight and get up around 8. This is probably what people would call a “normal” sleep cycle.<\/p>\n Two big realizations about this “normal” sleep cycle:<\/p>\n The other problem, though, is my schedule next semester. Tuesdays and Thursdays my first class is at 2:10. That’s the earliest.\u00a0 I have Fridays off. (The sign of a good schedule.) I apparently also have Wednesday off. I don’t remember planning that. Mondays I don’t have class until 6:30 at night. I suspect I’ll fall into a later sleep cycle. But boy<\/em> will I have free time during the day if I don’t!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" So a month ago I was working until 1am or so. I’d wake up around noon. Then I traveled to Ghana, which is 4 hours ahead. And we had to get up by 8 every day, sometimes earlier. There’s nothing … Continue reading \n