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Only 9.02% of the U.S. population traveled to an overseas destination, excluding Canada and Mexico, from 1989-1999 (Office of Travel and Tourism Industries).
Winter Solstice
Oh gloomy day! One of the hardest things about living through the Belarusian winter is the darkness. Today is the shortest day of the year with only 7 hours, 23 minutes, and 59 seconds of daylight, if you can call it that! The sun rose at 8:26am and will set at 3:50pm. For some comparison, back home in Texas they will have 10 hours, 14 minutes, and 1 second of daylight today, with the sun rising at 7:13am and setting at 5:27pm. It's amazing how much our bodies and minds are influenced by the sun. I am now a firm believer in circadian rhythm
s, as mine are definitely out of wack! All I want to do is sleep, more like hibernate, and hope that one day the sun will peek out from behind the thick layer of clouds. On the rare occasions that the sun does break through, I always go for a walk so I can soak up the fleeting rays, just like a lizard. On the bright side, the cloud cover is keeping me warm and it is kinda nice to sleep until 9-10:00 am without the sun streaming through my windows. Also, tomorrow we will have 5 more seconds of daylight. Oh happy day!
Oh gloomy day! One of the hardest things about living through the Belarusian winter is the darkness. Today is the shortest day of the year with only 7 hours, 23 minutes, and 59 seconds of daylight, if you can call it that! The sun rose at 8:26am and will set at 3:50pm. For some comparison, back home in Texas they will have 10 hours, 14 minutes, and 1 second of daylight today, with the sun rising at 7:13am and setting at 5:27pm. It's amazing how much our bodies and minds are influenced by the sun. I am now a firm believer in circadian rhythm
s, as mine are definitely out of wack! All I want to do is sleep, more like hibernate, and hope that one day the sun will peek out from behind the thick layer of clouds. On the rare occasions that the sun does break through, I always go for a walk so I can soak up the fleeting rays, just like a lizard. On the bright side, the cloud cover is keeping me warm and it is kinda nice to sleep until 9-10:00 am without the sun streaming through my windows. Also, tomorrow we will have 5 more seconds of daylight. Oh happy day!
