Editor’s Note

Abstract

Dear Readers,
This fall-winter semester in the Southern Hemisphere brought the joy of in personThis fall-winter semester in the Southern Hemisphere brought the joy of in personacademic life after two years of online teaching because of the Covid 19 pandemic. The patiospacked with first, second, and third-year students, many of whom had never been in a universityclassroom, filled our hearts and their presence also elicited thoughts about the importance ofhuman encounters and the impact of living in such a globalized world. ESLA’s Issue 23 featurestwo articles and one essay that ponder upon these impacts. [ . . . ]