If you are sleeping over someone's home, especially a non-Black person who doesn't understand why you are sleeping with a silk scarf on your head or why your hair is in plaits...do not worry. One day without plaiting your way won't reverse the months of hard work you put into your tresses.
But, do try to take some care of your hair. As you are also packing your toothbrush, do not forget to pack a small spray bottle of some sort of moisturizer whether its a mix of honey and water or olive oil and water; or pure jojoba oil. Be sure to spritz your hair before bed with it, especially at the ends, and to keep it from shrinking, put your hair up in a bun\ponytail. If your hair is REALLY short and cannot make a ponytail, then cover your hair with a bandana after spritzing some moisturizer on it.
When you wake up, moisturize and comb out your hair before you style it. Whenever I sleep at a friend's place or my fiancee's; I have the WORST hair because I am not taking 1 hour to plait my hair before bed when we are going clubbing, etc. I may just use a hair straightener to keep it looking "long" as it shrinks overnight. But be sure to bring something like a bandana to cover your hair so it will not dry out in the morning and shrink, and be sure to bring a moisturizer and comb and hair band. Some people do not understand you cannot just go to bed with your hair "out" like theirs. If you have time, try to incorporate some plaits\braids under your bandana. This will also leave you with sweet, wavy hair in the morning.
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