waking up

since i've been here in the dominican every time i would wake up i'd have to think about where i was. whether it be in the middle of the night or in the morning or from a nap and i would open my eyes and look around for a few seconds before remember i'm here. just in the last week i've started waking up already knowing where i am. it's kinda a weird thing to think about but with the amount of times i sleep in a day it's something that i experience more often then most and a way of recognizing that i'm more comfortable and familiar with my new surroundings.