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Back to Reality
8 Tips to Acclimate from Your Travels Back to the Real World
You planned your adventure down to the last Snickers bar or night's lodging. You dreamed of this adventure for years, planning and saving for months before heading out to fulfill your dream vacation. Now you're finding that returning to the mountainous "to do" bin at work is difficult. You may feel detached, out of place, even mildly depressed. You are not alone, and this experience is not unique.
This feeling is common among mountain climbers after the summit, marathon runners after the race and scores of others who have gone after their dreams and accomplished their goals. Jeff Alt, author of the award-winning A Walk for Sunshine: A 2,160-mile Expedition for Charity on the Appalachian Trail (Dreams Shared Publications, 2000) and A Hike for Mike: An Uplifting Adventure Across the Sierra Nevada for Depression Awareness (Dreams Shared Publications, 2005), experienced some difficulties readjusting upon returning from his expeditions – most recently a trek across Ireland carrying his child on his back.
Whether your vacation was an all-inclusive resort, cruise in the Caribbean or a death-defying trip up Everest, you may experience difficulty after your vacation. Alt has assembled a list of 8 tips to help adjust back to the real world after your grand adventure.