Naps: In Memorium
Tuesday, August 15th, 2006There are many ways to make money for travel. When you’re a teacher and summer camp director, I think your best choice is looking after other people’s kids. In fact, this is what I’m doing right now, at this very moment. “But how can you be looking after other people’s kids and writing a blog post at the same time,” you ask? The answer is quite simple: kids nap.
When and why did we stop napping? Whenever it was that we decided that it was time to stop napping, I think we should all go back to that moment in time and take it back! That was perhaps the stupidest decision we ever made. You may be thinking, “well, we just stopped needing them. Even if we tried now, we wouldn’t be able to do it; our minds would be racing.” I can tell you with complete certainty that this is not true. While putting the kids to bed just now, I came very close to falling asleep myself, except that I woke myself up by making a very loud grunting noise. Don’t ask me why. Were it not for that grunt, I would be asleep right now becoming well rested like the children. Alas.
However, I shouldn’t complain because while I’m writing this blog post, I’m also getting paid — and what I get paid for one hour will buy me several nights sleep in a hostel in Guatemala. Score.
-Sarah
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