{"id":457,"date":"2015-08-19T10:37:04","date_gmt":"2015-08-19T10:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/2015\/08\/19\/%e2%80%8bhow-to-sleep-in-uncomfortable-places\/"},"modified":"2021-10-15T16:28:34","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T21:28:34","slug":"%e2%80%8bhow-to-sleep-in-uncomfortable-places","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.winona.edu\/academics\/%e2%80%8bhow-to-sleep-in-uncomfortable-places\/","title":{"rendered":"\u200bHow to Sleep in Uncomfortable Places"},"content":{"rendered":"

After traveling to London, one thing I have learned (and have become very good at) is sleeping in odd places. Everyday was packed full with activities, and after not getting a few nights of solid sleep, it became exhausting.<\/p>\n

Flying Delta\u2026.<\/p>\n

Someone once told me that if you fly first class you get a bed. Now, I don\u2019t know if that is true, but I sure hope it is. In our big group of 12 we have been on 3 different planes and each time we have been but in the very back. Our second flight to London was long 8 hours and thirty minutes. We had to sleep on the plane and our seats only reclined a small amount.<\/p>\n

The day I tried to sleep on a plane\u2026 was pretty close to the worst day of my life.<\/p>\n

Lucky for me, my neighbor didn\u2019t know her seat reclined so I was able to lean my seat back and prop my head up against her chair. There are many things I wish I knew before flying overnight, so here is my recipe for mastering an overnight flight.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Make sure you get on the plane as soon as your zone is called. There will be a pillow and blanket on your chair, but sometimes people will take more than one. Leaving you cold and uncomfortable.<\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Step 2: Take 2 tablets of Benadryl.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Put your headphones in and listen to calming music. I preferred listening to Yoga Top 100.<\/p>\n

Step 4: Use the eye mask that the flight attendant offers.<\/p>\n

Step 5: Try your best to think happy thoughts in this terrible situation.<\/p>\n

Step 6: If you have an airplane pillow\u2026use it.<\/p>\n

\"mitch\"<\/a>

Mitch Stanke is sporting his neck pillow to catch some rest.<\/p><\/div>\n

Step 7: unhook your eating tray and lay our head down if nothing else works.<\/p>\n

\"Amanda<\/a>

Alexander Hagen is trying to sleep by laying his head down on the eating tray.<\/p><\/div>\n

Clink78\u2026..<\/p>\n

The hostel we stayed in was called The Clink78, it used to be a jail\/court house. Which makes sense because our room was very small. I thought the beds were awfully hard. My other roommates didn\u2019t think they were that bad, but if you are like me and are really spoiled with a queen pillow top mattress here is my recipe for surviving a hostel.<\/p>\n

Step 1: Go to the front desk and ask for another pillow.<\/p>\n

Step 2: Use the eye mask from the plane because you never know when someone will turn on the light.<\/p>\n

Step 3: Put your headphones in. Intoxicated people in London never sleep.<\/p>\n

After all is said and done, I have definitely mastered sleeping in uncomfortable places such as subways, buses, trains, planes and hostel’s. Being able to stay in London for 3 weeks was an amazing experience. I am very fortunate to have the opportunity to meet and enjoy London with 12 fabulous people.<\/p>\n

–Amanda Kaiser<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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