I have been out to the West Coast once before (San Diego), and I’ve been looking to return for some time now. The opportunity presented itself when my aunt, Nadine, emailed my brother and I asking if we wanted to accompany her on her trip to visit our cousins who have been living out there for a while now. I could not have said, “YES” any faster than I did. (Johnathan was turning 21 that week, so he stayed home so he could go out for his 21st with his friends.)
There have been a few instances in my life in which I have been jet lagged, but nothing will top The Australia Trip. I did everything you’re NOT supposed to do, which resulted in jet lag my entire trip and the remainder of the month when I got back to the U.S. I was determined to avoid jet lag during my most recent trip to Europe, and I succeeded! I knew my first week back was going to be incredibly busy at work, so I needed to be 100% on board and not distracted by something avoidable, like jet lag.
My sisters and I have always wanted to visit Europe together, and last year, we decided 2018 would be the year. My stepmom had never been, so we decided it was time for her to see more of the world with us. After a lot of back and forth, we decided on London and Dublin. Thursday, May 24th, we took off on our 7-hour, red-eye flight across the Atlantic. Note: I highly recommend doing a red-eye, because you’re able to sleep on the plane and acclimate to the new time zone much easier than you would with a daytime flight. We arrived around 11 am, which gave us the whole day to explore!
For those of you who did not know, I recently embarked on my first journey outside of america! It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life and an incredible first week to my summer. I’ve been having friends and family ask about it – so I figured why not condense it here as best as I can!