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California, health, life, photoshoot, raul garcia, travel, vienna
It was certainly not my plan to travel to California during the pandemic, but I’m happy I made the spontaneous decision. I was lucky to fly on a practically empty (and a completely masked) plane! While I felt healthy, I didn’t want to risk the health of my family by adding a new person to their lockdown!
I am continuing to wear my mask for 2-weeks and staying socially distanced…even during Thanksgiving! I also took a precautionary covid test 6-days after my flight, with results coming back NEGATIVE the next day (see below for my covid test experience). I have scheduled my final covid test for Wednesday. Sure, it’s been challenging, but now there are only 3 days left!
So what have I been doing in California? Like everyone else, I’m doing nothing. As the lockdown rules in Austria became the most strict they’ve ever been: almost everything closed, no contact with anyone outside your immediate family and an 8pm curfew…add to that the cold, dark Viennese winter, this became an almost impossible option. So now I spend a lot of time singing (with no fear of disturbing my apartment neighbors) and on a picnic blanket in my backyard under the sun. I’m feeling a lot happier to have family and sun for this winter lockdown!
SOCAL COVID TESTING: This test was FREE and took 15min! I picked this location because it had almost no additional human contact since it was a drive thru in the parking lot of the Orange County Fairgrounds (Costa Mesa) with a self administer nasal swap PCR test. The test was free and took 15min. I received results by email and sms with a link to my results the following evening. Many US counties are doing this type of testing, but admittedly the info is not always so easy to find, so research your options. More info in the OC can be found here: http://360clinic.fulgentgenetics.com/appointment/screen/landing
Photo: Raul Garcia, Concepto Video Foto
Photoshoot in Riverside, California
Photoshoot in Riverside, California
Photo: Raul Garcia, Concepto Video Foto