August …ing
I’ve gone rogue, not finding time to think about writing a post, let alone write one. But here I am, in time for my monthly catch-up which I rather enjoy because it is a bit of this and a bit of that. Let’s go! :: Travelling to Montreal and attending a conference, the International Congress of Parasitology. Yes, it is a thing. There were >1400 parasitologists from all around the world. It was pretty intense but also fun. Lots of networking, for sure, and I met a few fans of our podcast who recognised me from YouTube. I always find that a bit disconcerting. I also participated in the pre-conference workshop on parasite diagnostics, to improve my own teaching. There were some fun competitions, I came third in one of them and won the other. Parasite Olympics, pretty cool (and yes, a bit of a niche interest). I won, befittingly, a soft toy parasite. It was exhausting because before and after the sessions I had online meetings with work back home and a lot of pre-term tasks that cannot ...
