I quarantined in an Airbnb for two weeks before finding an apartment in downtown Long Beach.

Along with COVID, the country felt in turmoil with the murder of George Floyd. White privilege is feeling it for just a period of time and knowing that the unrest will go away with time.

In the summer, I went on a great American roadtrip with a friend. We stopped in Vegas on the way home.

What a time.

A person wearing a face mask sits under a tree in a sunny park. Palm trees and tall buildings are visible in the background, with three people standing together in the distance.An empty but carpeted two-story apartment with an open kitchen, staircase leading to a loft, and several moving boxes stacked near the wall. A sliding glass door with vertical blinds opens to a small enclosed patio.A public safety sign on a city sidewalk at night provides five COVID-19 guidelines including handwashing, avoiding face touching, social distancing, covering coughs, and wearing face coverings. Lights and storefronts line the street in the background.A boarded-up downtown storefront with plywood-covered windows has George Floyd spray-painted on the black marble wall near the entrance. Two pedestrians walk by on the sidewalk.A phone screen displays an emergency alert from the City of Long Beach about a citywide curfew from 9 pm to 5 am, allowing exemptions for work, medical needs, and emergency responders.A mural painted on plywood reads “A Change Is Gonna Come” in large stylized letters. The piece is signed Shane Jessup 2020 and was created during social justice protests.A masked person stands in front of a steamy geothermal area with shallow pools of water. A tree-covered hill rises in the background under a sky filled with clouds.A marble statue resembling a Roman emperor stands outside at night wearing a gold-colored face mask. The statue is in front of a domed building with Caesars Palace lettering and nearby neon signs.