(Non) Morning People

This study abroad experience has provided me with several experiences and taught me many things. From living with Italians to cooking lessons to soccer games, I have seen some stuff. However, it is something that my fellow Americans have said as well as their actions, that have stuck out to me the most. I'm talking about those folks who label themselves "not a morning person"

Does anyone else hate hearing this? What does it even mean? Nobody likes when the alarm goes off and you have to go to class or to work but you got to do it. What did these "non morning people" do in high school? Some of these folks pick their classes based on what time they begin as opposed to what interests them. "So why are you taking Trigonometry in Modern Day Russia"? "Because it starts at 2 in the afternoon" Nobody wants to take a class at 8:30 in the morning but we gotta draw the line somewhere.

I have fallen asleep in class plenty of times. Everyone has. But you have to do it in the proper way. You can go for the hand covering the eyes while you have the pen in the hand so it looks like you are taking notes. Or you can excuse yourself and go to the restroom and you can catch some z's while on the seat. But please, don't just let your head fall back and your mouth drop. Please do not. Firstly, you are way too obvious. Secondly, you scare me and my fellow classmates. Sure you provide some good entertainment but after awhile it becomes embarrassing and disrespectful.

I am just having a hard time when people say they "just can't do mornings". Mornings are when the days begin. That's how life works. I don't know anyone who "does afternoons" or "is a dusk person". I'm not saying that I can hop out of bed and immediately do the "Thriller" dance but I'm saying I can get myself together in the mornings. When these folks graduate from college, what are they going to do? I can't imagine these (non) morning people going to apply for a job and trying to explain themselves.

"Is there anything else you would like us to know?"
"Yeah. I have a hard time working in the morning. I'm not a morning person"
"Okay, grrrrreat. You are definetly not going to get this job. But thanks for coming in!"

If you start getting up at the same time every morning and get into a routine, you will actually end up getting more hours of sleep. Its when you go to sleep at 4Am after watching T.G.I.F. re- runs on youtube and wake up at 2PM that you start to run into trouble. I do have a bit of job advice for those who do not wish to work before the clock hits noon.

You basically have two options:

A) Be one of those jerk-ass guards at a student dorm at a big college like NYU or BU. You can get the night shift and wear a wack ass outfit and abuse what little authority you have

B) Be homeless.