Driving cross country during a pandemic through a divided nation

After the first few months of the pandemic spent volunteering at the LA Food Bank, attending protests, and keeping up with distance learning from home, I learned that we’d be starting the new school year in the fall online. Deciding to start the year closer to family, I set out in July on a cross country drive to my twin brother’s house in St. Petersburg, Florida.  Along the way, I explored new landscapes and witnessed our divided country.

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Standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona (like the classic Eagles song). When I learned that schools would start online in the fall, I drove cross country to Florida to start the year near my twin brother.