Coronavirus Update #2: Coming Home

Well friends, it looks like our Brazil adventure is coming to a close and our stateside Coronadventure is just beginning. Yesterday morning, we were feeling optimistic about the situation in Brazil (650 cases) vs in the US (14,000 cases) and decided to try to stick it out a little longer here, so we changed our flights to next Saturday. However, within hours the US State Department issued a level-4 travel advisory, and by this morning we had an email from Fulbright that all Fulbright programs are suspended effective immediately.

So this morning, we got back on the phone with United and changed our flights again, to tomorrow (Saturday) evening, arriving in Boston on Sunday morning. We will stay with our dear friends Rachel and Sarah in Somerville, whose home is stocked with board games and laughter (and, we hope, toilet paper), at least for a few months, and we’ll go from there. As with everything, we’ll just have to play it by ear.

I have also applied to a few jobs that have popped up in my field. But also, if anyone knows of any remote jobs that either of us could do, please send them our way!

Right now we’re going to focus on finishing packing and eating the rest of our mangoes. We’ll post again when we’re safe and sound in Somerville. Be well, friends!