I came back from Nigeria before the campaign was over because Jordan, the new Log Co, arrived to take over from me. We had a day of handover—where I explained to him how far we had gotten, how far we had to go, who our contacts were, all the management of the logistics, and HR for the logistics.
Then I came back to the New York office. Yes, a vaccination campaign is quite demanding. You have short nights, but the feeling when you get back is not one of physical fatigue. Your life has been so intense and stressful, in a good way, and then you are back to your old routine. So being back in the office is a bit depressing, in a way, and it is difficult to adjust to the different rhythm.
Then there are all the other projects waiting for you—all the emails in your inbox. I couldn’t check them in the field because I was so busy and anyway there was no internet connection. A colleague had checked for any emails that could not wait, but there were plenty I had to respond to.
I took a week’s vacation a little while after I got back. I stayed in New York. I’d done enough traveling.