You are right, they appear to be. Professionally, the only change is that now everybody is a little more like me and I'm less of a curiosity. On a personal level, we had a baby when the pandemic broke out last year so we've been more or less grounded because of that.
> The pandemic has been a non-event for me
> When I woke up pre-pandemic on Sat morning I had 100 postcard-worthy places to choose from
These statements appear contradictory.