Dad has taught me that Bangladesh is in southern Asia, sort of in the armpit of India. It's very close to Bhutan, Nepal and Myanmar as well, although Dad did find that flights to Kathmandu are pretty pricey, at least in June. Somehow, though, we're going to get to the Himalayas, Dad says. He thinks we'll be able to get in some fun climbing and hiking. In light of this, Dad's been helping me exercise. We're focusing on upper body strength today.
From mom, I've been learning that we'll probably be doing our laundry by hand. She's getting us ready by having me learn to fold clothes so I can help out at our apartment. This requires more hand-eye coordination than I've developed. Still, I like to be involved and try to pick out the next piece of clothing for mom to fold.
We're all pretty excited, and starting to think about what living in Dhaka will actually be like. Now that we've been vaccinated and started packing, the move seems more imminent. One thing I'm worrying about is what 36 hours of travel will be like for me. Does anyone have any pointers so that Mom and Dad can make sure I'm content in international airports and on large jets?
Hey Trisha! I saw on facebook that Bowman had a blog! What an adventure! What is taking you to Bangladesh? When do you leave? The one thing that really helped Braden when I flew with him at that age was to nurse during take off and landing. This helped his ears popped, and he usually fell asleep, and slept for awhile too. Bring lots of diapers, and several changes of clothes. The first time I ever flew with Braden he blew out as I was walking onto the plane! Fun times! Good luck!
ReplyDeleteFor getting over jet lag as quickly as possible: try to stay awake during the days (no naps) and push your sleep time to your normal time as quick as you can (first night 7 pm, second night 9 pm, etc.) That's the advice we hear from all of our internationally traveling friends here. =) Good luck!
ReplyDeleteHi this is Great-Aunt Margi in Boston. Nana gave me a link to your blog! Being a veteran of 30+hour flights, I agree with Susan for your mom and dad. I will add a bit more. For every leg of the journey, as soon as the plane takes off, set your watch for the time where you will land next, and try to time your sleep to that time zone. This is especially important for the last one. If you land early in the morning, sleep the last 7 hours of the flight, not the first. This is so you can stay up all day in Dhaka and start a normal sleep cycle that night.
ReplyDeleteNow Bowman, of course none of this applies to you and you don't care anyway, so it is probably just business as usual.....sleep eat cry etc. Just make sure your parents get you a bulkhead seat with a crib!