Reflections

  June 2022 - is it premature to call it a post-pandemic time?  I spent much of the past 2 years at home with my parents in the Philippines.  What an amazing opportunity to shelter in place with them and be able to help out with the simple daily errands such as grocery shopping that had become more complicated by COVID-19 virus.  I worked remotely for the most time and meant that I logged in to work at 2PM Manila time to support our offices in Europe and then log on for an hour to have dinner with my parents and then log on again for New York. It was a killer schedule at first but something I came to appreciate.  In a way it helped me live two lives where I got to spend the mornings with my parents - maybe take short trips to Tagaytay or to lunch when the restrictions were low and they were allowed to go out.  It was also good to be home when all of us at home tested positive and that I could be there to help out with the medical needs of my mom who got hit the worst.  Being back in Ne