I wrote and illustrated this comic for By The Way, the Travel section at The Washington Post, about why I love being jet lagged.
Jet lag gets a bad rap, but I look forward to those first few days at home after a trip east in the summer. I imagine it is how the morning people among us experience life all the time, but for those of us who are snooze-addicted, jet lag brings the kind of early-morning energy that only comes after your circadian rhythm gets put on a merry-go-round. I have learned to take full advantage of these rare days of blissful morning time.