Churchill Fellowship - pt 4 TimeZones

Like a man adrift from the wonders of modern technology I'm kicking myself only now realising I can set my laptop to show me different timezones. I'm embarrassed to tell you the number of times I've sat infront of my computer Googling 'what time is it in..........' then to do a sum with the aid of my fingers. Thank goodness my biggest time leap has only been 10 hours so far (actually, it was 9 but we survived).

The juxtaposition of speaking to someone at the other side of the world as they woke for the day and then the call ending and me creeping upstairs to crawl into bed in the week hours had been peculiar. During the night information and insight dance to their own tune and I confess to being inspired in the small hours only to wake in the morning to see inspiration dampened in the cold light of day. Some of those late night conversations are almost like fever dreams, I confess to being a morning person! 

I've been constantly surprised at the generosity of all those that have spoken to me, resources have been shared and we've sometimes shared the same language and sometimes not. It's clear that different context, cultures and countries have so much insight into the challenges faced by families caring for children with challenging behaviour and many of the themes that you'd recognise from the UK are present. However, approaches and perspectives on that may differ. 

Themes are emerging and sharpening, new ideas developing but we were encouraged by the Fellowship team to take time to reflect on the conversations and not to rush to draw it all together. So, with only a few more interviews planned it's time to re listen to the interviews and rest for a while.