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No Hands Across the Water: The Cancellation of Plans for International Travel

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Title (Dublin Core)

No Hands Across the Water: The Cancellation of Plans for International Travel

Description (Dublin Core)

I was planning to go to London this year to present at an international conference of librarians and connect with librarians from all over the world. This conference is only held every three years, and it is an important forum to share thoughts, present ideas and projects, network and build international collaborations, and plan joint projects. Doing so through email and Zoom is a poor substitute for this type of one-on-one conference. I travel internationally frequently, and I was planning to fit in a trip to Ireland before the conference, to visit with the land of my ancestors. I’ve been involved in a genealogy project along with some of my relatives, and my trip to Ireland would have given me the opportunity to do some family research. When I travel, I travel very close to the ground: staying in small B&Bs or hotels, dining in local establishments, traveling by bus or rail, and really trying to fit into the community rather than be a tourist to the extent possible. International travel is so important for this divisive world these days to foster understanding and cooperation both personally and professionally. So the cancellation of my trip meant not only the loss of some fun times but also speaks to a greater loss.

Date (Dublin Core)

January 24, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

Sharon E. Hunt

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Sharon E. Hunt

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

text

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Travel
English Technology
English Social Distance

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

librarian
conference
genealogy
international
London
cancelled

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

travel
conference
genealogy
international

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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

01/24/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

02/11/2021
02/15/2021
02/24/2021
3/15/21
08/02/2022
09/17/2024

Date Created (Dublin Core)

01/24/2021

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This item was submitted on January 24, 2021 by Sharon E Hunt using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://mail.covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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