I lay awake in the dorm room listening to the sounds of my fellow room mates. A snore starts on my left, followed by one on my right.

I have stereo.

The rest of the room joins in as the chorus.

I have surround sound.

An occasional pop from a bum and squeak of a bed provides percussion. Then a cough added to the mix.

I have my own private orchestra.

I watch the hours tick by on my watch. I haven’t drunk enough to sleep through this unusal symphony.

At 3am I finally sucuumb to the sandman.

I awake again at 5am. It feels like something is crawling all over me. Is it my imagination or is it bed bugs?

I can’t be sure so I get out of bed and make a cup of tea.