Every time I come to a CPD event in the UK, I can guarantee that I will be asked the same question by someone: ‘Did you come all the way from Canada just for this?’ I have now been to the ELT Freelancers’ Awayday three years running, and yes, I do come all the way from Canada for the event. This year was a bit different because I combined business trips with my husband, who also needed to be in the UK for work; but I have come alone in the past, and I will do so again. There