In 2025, the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology, as designated by the United Nations, many of us working in quantum attended a slurry of events. I was traveling, on average, once a month, with one particularly intense stretch taking me from Italy to Poland to South Korea. This was quite a shock considering I had received my first passport only months before.

The benefit of traveling abroad comes in many forms. There is the obvious benefit of seeing different regions and cultures, but there is also something to be learned from experiencing the broad range of communication that comes with them. People receive and share information in many different ways. While this is differentiated at the individual level, it is also deeply influenced by culture, education and upbringing.

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