キャリアニュース2020年5月7日～13日

I sat in my apartment in Iquitos, Peru, facing a stark choice between my research and my well-being. I was there to collect data for my dissertation, but my work was on hold because the Peruvian government had declared a national lockdown 9 days earlier as the COVID-19 crisis took hold. At first, my plan was to wait out the pandemic in Peru. But then I learned the country's airports and borders would be closed indefinitely. An evacuation flight for U.S. citizens was departing the next day. It would probably be my last chance to leave, given that Iquitos is a remote city with no road link to the rest of the world. So, in less than 24 hours, I had to decide whether to prioritize the research that means so much to me, or abandon my field season and evacuate. > “I have no idea when I might be able to return to Peru.” One month earlier, I had said goodbye to my friends and family, given my dog a final hug, and set off to Peru. I'd spent much of the previous 2 years planning for the fie