08 January 2013

jet lag

At last it is beginning to subside.

The first night my roommate Jessie and I woke up at four am and, no matter what we tried, could not fall back asleep. The next morning, despite managing to not take naps the day before or even doze a little, we woke up at one am, fascinated by the bird calls.



They sang unfamiliar songs to one another all night in the pitch darkness. Reassurance perhaps? Beautiful at any rate.

Jessie, an avid birdwatcher, is determined to see a true robin. She tells me that what we have in the US is a cousin, but not the original bird as it is in the UK. I wonder who decided which bird came first.

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