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Back to Reality
8 Tips to Acclimate from Your Travels Back to the Real World
Jumping right back into the fast paced hubbub of society may be too much to handle at first. Pad in a few extra days off work upon returning to allow a gradual return to your routine.
You may be bursting with stories from your journey, or you may have flashes of brilliant thoughts from your adventure. Keeping these to yourself may cause frustration and feelings that no one understands what you've just experienced. Share your adventure. Invite your family and friends over for a slide show, contact your local newspaper, give talks to schools and civic groups. Many folks would love to hear of your adventure, and sharing it allows you to relive the experience.
After weeks or months of travel you may have acquired Giardia, Rocky Mountain Fever, poison oak or some other ailment. See your doctor for a full head-to-toe examination. Let the doctor know if you're feeling depressed.
If your adventure involved rigorous exercise, you are no longer burning 5,000 calories a day, taking daily jogs along the beach or ascending mountain summits. Model your food portions after your civilized "real world" peers.
Perhaps you trained for a hike along the Apalachian Trail or you started a walking routine while on vacation. Chances are you are in the best shape of your life. Keep that excellent physique you earned from rigorous exercise. Establish a time each day to walk. Join the gym and convert your energy to weights, spinning, inclined treadmill, etc. If you live near a park or the mountains, by all means keep hiking even if it's only an hour a day.
