Three steps to falling asleep almost anywhere but mostly geared towards public transportation

1. Always carry around something that could potentially be balled up into a pillow.
   • Whenever I'm traveling on public transportation, I usually have my backpack with me, where I almost always keep my thin black jacket- lightweight but with enough substance to create a comfortable barrier between my head and whatever metal bar or plastic corner it's resting on... as long as I position it so the zipper doesn't catch in my hair. On the rare occasion that I don't have anything unattached to myself that I can ball up, I use my arm, my sleeve, or my hair (and you thought I kept it long because I thought it was pretty. Heh heh heh).
2.  Wrap your legs or arms around the possessions you have with you so they don't get lost, forgotten or stolen.
3. Lean against the nearest solid object- if you're lucky, you have a window seat and can prop your elbow on the sill and rest your head on your palm. If you're unlucky, you're standing or sitting in a chair with no armrests- in the former case, experiment until you've found a secure position leaning against the handhold or your arm while it's holding the handhold. In case of the latter, simply slide down in your seat until the back of the chair is behind your head. (It's really uncomfortable to wake up after you've slept with your neck twisted funny, which is why you need support behind your head.)

That's it. My three-step guide to falling asleep almost anywhere (but mostly geared towards public transportation). My credentials for teaching this class include the fact that I took a nice, hour-and-a-half-long nap on my way to work this morning. Graduates of this program include my brother, Graig, who has since been known to fall asleep during his own violin concerts and right before he has to get up and give a talk in church.