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We hear a lot these days about the economic impact of the pandemic. Has this been on your mind? If so, tell us what you're thinking.

As I mentioned in the previous question, I plan on quitting my job. It's a great risk, and I'm not entirely sure I'd have enough savings to sustain me before I land another job. I've been working at this travel agency, a call center, for over 3 years now. I thought I'd stay for only a couple of years. The job is stable, and even during furlough I was lucky to be receiving a paycheck, albeit reduced. But the job goes against my values in travel. They're still booking cruises, for example, which was a major spreader of covid last year. The company is for-profit, which means it's for mass tourism. I feel like I'm part of the problem being there. My job is mainly at the flight desk where the stress-level has skyrocketed, but this is probably true for all departments. For the most part, I do customer support fixing flight bookings, but also assist with resort and other reservations. It should be an easy job being on the phone 8 hours a day, but the back-to-back calls are insane. . . I thought I'd stay at the job for a year, maybe two years. I had planned to quit last fall to visit family in Asia, even trek the Anapurna Trail. That didn't work out, needless to say, because of the pandemic. My plans for travel this year are more limited, as my funds are also. So, the job is a major source of anxiety and unhappiness, but quitting is also.