Kyoto · Cape Town · Brazil

Three crises, one week

2024–2025

The visa run for the Kyoto offsite was still open. The same week, Dubai and Doha airports closed without warning — mid-way through a separate team meetup in Cape Town, which meant rebooking ten people's return travel without wrecking the rest of their itineraries. In between, the CEO's charter to Brazil went doubtful less than 24 hours before departure.

All three ran in parallel. Visa applications had fixed embassy deadlines and zero room for error, so those were worked and double-checked first; the rebookings and the CEO's backup plan moved alongside them, one running checklist keeping track of everything still open.

• 13 countries, one visa run
• 3 crises, one week

I don't love pressure for its own sake — I've just learned I don't fold under it.

Every visa was approved, the CEO's trip went ahead, and the Cape Town team got home on schedule — none of it visible to anyone it was happening for.