It heals what ails me. The grass. The sea view. Light dancing through the trees. I’m in Sant’Elena - the eastern most point of Venice, the last vaporetto before Lido. It feels like a vacation visiting the other end of the island. Like I’m out of the city. In a different town. We are lucky this lockdown. Yes restaurants & stores are closed but we are allowed out. Each time I leave casa mia I run into 5 or 6 people I know as I walk across town. It seems we all have the desire to roam the streets on these sunny days.

The vibe is interesting. On one hand it’s lighter than you’d expect, freer, there is a skip in my step, laughter in my throat. I am happy these days. I’ve found a good rhythm. On the other, there is an underlying layer of tension. 2 more weeks red zone for Veneto. France just closed til May 2. I was planning to take a trip. A month in the South of France starting May 1st. My friend and I agree to cancel. It’s not easy to make plans. Talk revolves around the way life use to be. Remember getting on a plane and flying to London for the weekend? An English girlfriend had to leave yesterday returning home due to Brexit. What use to be a 1 1/2 hour flight was now 14 with layovers. She’s had 7 canceled flights due to empty planes. Dates, times, changing. The moments feel uncertain. That’s the vibe I feel. Uncertainty.

Will you get the vaccine? One asks. Do you think you’ll be able to travel if you don’t? The Italians haven’t finalized my bloody visa, somehow I don’t think I’ll even make the vaccine list. When will we be able to travel again? To see my family. It’s these last 4 words that resonate with me. It’s Easter -another holiday I don’t see my family. I don’t normally spend Easter in USA but having missed Christmas & Thanksgiving I long for Easter. I want pie. Grandma’s pie. Grandmas been gone 6 years. Remembering Easter Egg Hunts we did at Grandmas when I was a child. Aunts. Uncles. And Cousins. Planning this weekend. Trying to understand the latest regulations. The rules change in Italy for Easter weekend. Feeling unsettled. Uncertain.I want to break free. So I walk to Sant’Elena where Venice falls into the sea.

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