When you are traveling for more than 20 hours of flying time to U.S. you stand a good chance of begin caught by jet lag.

If you are arriving well before your school starts, then you have time to recover, but if you reach 1 week before the school start date then following tips would be of real help.

Drink lots of water. Stretch your legs, arms, go for a walk in-flight.
Avoid alcohol on the plane.
Avoid caffeinated beverages as much as possible.

Based on your flight arrival time in U.S. adjust your sleeping time in the flight.

Suppose you are arriving between 6 am to Noon, make sure you don’t sleep during your first flight out of India ( say India to Europe ). Since, you will be boarding your flight at mid-night ( mostly ), it will be difficult, but worth the try. Sleep well during your next flight from Europe to port of entry in U.S. After you reach your final destination, don’t go to bed. Try to stay awake till 8 P.M. then to bed. If you go to bed say around 3 PM or 4PM, for sure, you will have jet lag for 10 - 15 days. I have seen people sleep whole day and roaming around the school at nights.

Suppose you reach U.S. in the evening, make sure you sleep after you board the flight in India. Don’t sleep in you next connecting flight from Europe.

This will help you get to change your body clock in 1-2 days.

Until next post, sit back, relax and enjoy your last few days in India.