My partner and I recently took a break from full-time work to go explore the world for months, to better understand global cultures and behaviors, relationships, and see masterpieces of art. We went to Tokyo, Mexico City, Paris, Lake Geneva, Milan, Venice, Bologna, Florence, Rome, Mumbai, the Rann of Kutch on the border of India and Pakistan, London, Cornwall UK, The Netherlands.

We had done a round-the-world trip five years ago just before Covid lockdown. (No, we do not own a crystal ball.) Barcelona, Lyon, Antwerp, Amsterdam, Paris, Mumbai, Kolkata, Jaipur, Kerala, Thailand, Cambodia, Bali, Sydney.

It has been critical to get off the screens and experience the world I have been researching for years now. But we are ready to nest for a bit.