Spring Break

Going to Berlin for Spring Break rocked my socks. No, really. I did, however, learn some things about traveling with ADD.

• Have some sort of folder or envelope in your purse or traveling bag with your itinerary, tickets, info for accommodations, and passport. Much easier to find all this stuff if it is together.
• Research food ahead of time, because by the time you remember that you are really hungry, get distracted by pretty German things one more time, and then finally decide you really truly need to eat, you are to hungry to sit down, look through the guide book, pick what you want to eat, and find it.
• Have a rough itinerary, but don’t be disappointed if you end up spending more time at one place because it is shiny, and miss others.
• Don’t be disappointed when you cannot fit in everything you wanted to do and planned to do. Being ADD, you are always optimistic about how much time something will take. You cannot actually slow time down.
• (not really ADD) Try not to travel to Berlin when there is a transportation strike
• Pack light for the plane ride. Yes, it is seven hours, but you really do not need three books, knitting, homework, a notebook, an ipod, and a magazine. The seat-backs come with TVs and movies, and it is an overnight flight, so you will probably sleep through most of it anyway
• Don’t stress out about little things. This is a vacation
• The plane will not suddenly fall out of the sky. I promise. If it does, you can beat me up.
• Don’t forget to plan time to sleep.