- I've slept on buses, trains, planes, cars, vans, and trucks.
- I've slept on beds, large and small, soft and hard, including water mattresses.
- I've slept on the porch.
- I've slept on the trampoline.
- I have never slept in snow.
- I've slept in tents
- under the stars
- under a mango tree
- and on a boat.
- I've never slept in a cemetery, but I've slept in a house with a dead body.
- I've slept on benches
- and couches
- and sofas.
- I've slept under the kitchen table,
- in the bathtub,
- and in the rain.
- I've slept on a houseboat, in a cabin, and in trailers.
- I've slept in caravans, campers, and sheds.
- Once, on a particularly wet night in Hana, I slept in a puddle of water.
- I don't think I've ever slept in a tepee.
- I've slept on grass, in the woods, and on a beach.
- I can't remember ever sleeping overnight in a hospital, or in a tree.
- I've slept in hostels, hotels, and motels.
- I've slept next to a river, and I've slept next to the Temple.
- Once, last week, I found myself sleeping at the top of a castle. It was amazing.
- I've slept at friend's houses, neighbor's, and family's.
- I've shared beds with babies, siblings, families, friends, and pets.
- Have I ever slept in a barn.....? I don't think so....
- But I did sleep on an air mattress for 2.5 months in Berlin.
- I've slept in dormitories,
- on bunkbeds,
- and on wooden slats.
- I've slept in the back of my truck, and on the floors of many other vehicles.
- I've slept at truck stops,
- and in a lot of chairs.
- I've never slept under a car,
- on a sidewalk,
- in a cardboard box,
- or on the side of a mountain (that I can remember),
- but I have slept on a driveway,
- in a parking lot,
- and in my house with all of my doors and windows open.
- I've slept in airports,
- and in an office building.
- Once, way past exhausted, I wanted to sleep on campus under a tree on the concrete rather than walk to my house. But I didn't.
- I've slept outside a bomb shelter,
- In basements and attics,
- playrooms and treehouses.
- I've slept in a gym, a high school, and in a church.
- I've slept on lots of floors.
- I've slept in 14 countries and on 5 continents (is the Pacific a continent?)
- According to my calculator, since I was born I have had roughly 9,945 nights. Some of those I didn't sleep at all. But most I did. :)
"Return to thine own house, and shew how great things God hath done unto thee." Luke 8:39
Monday, November 23, 2015
Places I've slept
I've been traveling lately and have had several nights with sparse sleep in interesting locations. Tonight I'm spending the night on a bus, and I started thinking about all the different ways and places I've overnighted. The following are those I could remember:
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