March 23rd is another anniversary of sorts for me, as one year ago remote work began in earnest - and I'm still following the same protocols today for safety.
I'm grateful for the roles I've had and institutions that have kept individuals safe while still providing needed support for campus entities.
Hoping that the pandemic continues to subside and we are all able to resume regular activities soon! It's been 480 days since my last overseas trip...I'm ready for travel to be back.
A bit of a sad anniversary today for me, March 1st marking the last time I was on a plane in over a year! One year ago I was on my way to Educause ELI in Seattle before Covid shut down most of the area and the conference cancelled while I was transiting to my next gate at SFO. It didn't make sense to keep going to Seattle, so I went to customer service and changed my ticket back to Newark. It ended up being a day long trip across the country and my last transcon.
We're making progress in fighting Covid and I'm hopeful that I will be able to fly again soon. Most European countries are still closed so it may take a while to have worldwide travel ramp up quickly.
A great read for those with a case of wanderlust!
https://www.cntraveler.com/story/travel-used-to-be-my-identity-how-do-i-move-forward
2021 has already brought a number of changes forward - I'm proud to share that I've started a new role as well. As of the 1st I've joined Stanford University as Assistant Chief Information Officer for Support Services in the R&DE IT Division. I'm looking forward to working with several teams in this role to support a number of initiatives and projects supporting R&DE and students. I'll be working remotely for now due to challenges with the pandemic in CA, though will be making the trek cross-country at some point in the near future.
Back in October 2020, Chase was very proactive with bonus points promotions given everything going on with the pandemic. At the time these seemed to be the best offers for regular spend for the quarter.
This morning I received several emails with more bonus points offers for spend at gas stations, grocery stores, and drug stores through March 31st - if you have these Chase cards, make sure to sign up via the invite email links.
Hyatt Card: Spend $3000 in combined purchases to receive 5000 Hyatt bonus points through 3/31
United Card: 5x points at Gas/Grocery/Drug Stores on up to $1500 in combined spend through 3/31
IHG Card: 5x points at Gas/Grocery/Drug Stores on up to $1500 in combined spend through 3/31
