September 9, Gothenburg. Nobody wanted to see my tests at immigration, the German passport let me wander through everything undisturbed. The woman at the counter in JFK was the most puzzled. Someone with a German passport who lives in the USA and wants to go to Sweden via the Netherlands, what exactly are the rules? In Amsterdam, I was directed only to the automatic checkpoints for EU citizens, and in Sweden there were no more checks at all. Sweden is a mask-less country, even in the Uber. That feels good.

Family situation: difficult. I am not allowed to be alone with the kids. We try to make the best of it, hug long and tight, fall into our usual discussions, take selfies.