Sabbatical retrospective part 1: Travel, getting engaged, and more travel

Introduction At the end of 2024, I left my role as a systems engineer at Butlr to take some time off, rest, and contemplate my next steps. (I'm really grateful to my colleagues and leadership at Butlr for their support and encouragement in my taking this sabbatical!) I originally planned the sabbatical as a four-month break, with flexibility to extend. For a variety of reasons (travel, illness,…