Jenn was one hour away from leaving for the airport when Trump announced he was closing the borders from travelers from Europe starting Mar 13 at midnight, US citizens exempt—BUT STILL… that was the sign we were waiting for.

All day the three of us were going back and forth on whether or not we were going to leave for vacation. Earlier that afternoon we took a vote, I had already voted not to go, but Jenn and Mees voted yes—pending we see what Trump says during his 6pm press conference.

What exactly are we looking for in terms of an announcement? Do we need to hear that they’re raising the travel advisory level?

I just wanted clarification so that the executive decision could be made swiftly once our idiot as a president shared his piece.

I don’t think I’ll ever forget that night. The announcements of closed borders and the NBA cancelling the rest of their season is like nothing I’ve ever heard of. I didn’t even mourn the loss of a vacation we had planned so tediously and looked forward to for nearly a year. I was relieved as fuck that the decision not to travel was already made for us, call it a blessing in disguise, call it divine intervention or whatever you will… I 100% believe that the universe/God/all the higher powers that be were looking out for us.

Spain went into lockdown the Friday we would have arrived. Morocco closed its borders completely, exactly when we would’ve been there. US travelers are stranded, the embassys haven’t been the most helpful, and all the stories I’ve read on the internet sound like living nightmares.

Shout out to all the things that don’t work out in life, for the better.