Thankyou for an interesting and relevant piece, Katherine. Your apprehension about travelling again definitely struck a chord. Because of Covid, I haven't been back to the States for almost four years. Although I could go now, the flight from France to Seattle is long and exhausting. It was so nine years ago when I arrived in France and I fear it will be even more so now. But I'm always aware of the dangers of self-limiting our activities as we age--I don't want to do that. At some point, I will gear up for the journey and, hopefully, find it not as arduous as I'd feared.