Jet Lag Junkie
Unfiltered Tales of a Compulsive WandererBy Jeff Johns
Length10h 1m
About this audiobook
In 2005, Jeff was an insecure college student on the brink of dropping out. Driven by an uncontrollable urge, he landed 10,000 miles from home in Southeast Asia mere weeks after the 2004 Tsunami. Jet Lag Junkie is the raw, vulnerable account of a two-decade quest for meaning across nearly 100 countries.
Jeff pulls back the curtain on a world obsessed with perfection, revealing his personal battles with severe ADHD, imposter syndrome, and body image. His journey is as dangerous as it is internal: from trekking to Everest Base Camp to being held at gunpoint in Malaysia and detained by military police in Tajikistan. These adventures push the limits of his endurance and his spirit.
Often humorous and always intimate, this memoir explores the compulsive search for belonging and the messy reality of growing up. Jeff tests the limits of what he is capable of and how much he is willing to sacrifice. How far must a man run before he finally finds a reason to stay?
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.5 (555)
Includes Goodreads
GenreTravel, Biography and Memoir
Length10 hrs 1 min
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateSep 9, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Acknowledgments
3Introduction
4Learn to Read People: Dreaming of Being Locked Up Abroad
5Know What You’re Chasing: A Fringe Religion, Alternative Education & A Plan
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6Plunge into the Unknown: “Can You Even Find Thailand on a Map?”
7Continue to Seek Understanding: Don’t Be An Asshole
8Don’t be an Idiot: Never Gamble in Malaysia
9Know When to Laugh: Lost in an Unending Sea of Humanity
10Switch off the Bad News, Search for ‘The Good News’
11STIGMA: Some Realities Die in the Darkness
12Welcome Everything: Damn You Travel Gods!
13Never Stop Searching for Yourself: What the Khmer Rouge Taught Me About Friendship
14Belonging: Long Live the Red, White, and… Bleh?
15Get Comfortable Being Uncomfortable: Never Regret a Swim
16Embrace the Struggle: Chicken, Mustard, and a Bowl Full of Tears
17Take the Leap: We’ll Fall in Love or Never Speak Again
18Follow the Spark: What Doesn’t Suck?
19Feel Insignificant: Capitalism is no match for Nature
20Trust the Locals: Mahmoud, Terrorists, and a Proposal
21Take the Road Less Traveled: Why Americans Don’t
22Pause to Reflect: Sudan Has More Pyramids Than Egypt
23Know What to Chase: Not All That Glitters is Gold, Even if It Comes Out of an ATM
24Face Your Flaws: Eat the Cheese, Drink the Wine!
25Don’t Always Live in the Moment: Oh The Places You’ll Go
26Find Your Partner: The Worst Hotel in the World
27Try Everything Again: I Really Hate Hiking, But I Can’t Stop
28Know When to Stop: Having a Midlife Crisis on the Roof of the World
29Never Stop Exploring: Clueless at 30,000 feet
30Finding Home: Pot Smoke, Poffertjes, and Prosperity
31Respect Your Elders: MAGA Grandparents and Banana Cream Pie
32Becoming an Adult: Nitrous Oxide and Savasana
33Take Time to Reflect: Nazis and the Auto Body Shop
34Epilogue
35Author’s Note
36About the Author
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