I’ve recently done one of the more elaborate work trips of my career (Geneva>Rome>Amman>Dubai>Doha>Geneva) for workshops and meetings in both Amman and Dubai. Whilst it was great to see Amman and Dubai and meet the people there, perhaps inevitably, I returned to a week of being sick. This at times has felt different to anything I have experienced before which leads to the question of “was it Covid?” From descriptions of the symptoms it would seem to likely have been hit with the latest variants (FLiRT). I must admit that I had probably been ignoring Covid news but whilst I have been ill there seems to have been quite a lot of coverage of FLiRT. The Financial Times, for example, expecting a surge this European Summer.
This leads to the question of if (work) travel is really worth the hassle. Airports remain busy and Ryanair and other airlines are bouncing back. However, considering that (as far as I know) I have not had any covid symptoms before this is reminder of the roulette being played by asking people to travel.
I seem to be on the mend but given my track record we will see.
Whose Education Is It Anyway? 