Alright, after three months of relatively strict self-isolation at home, I’m now embarking on a five-day cross-country trip through The Corona Times for a family thing™ that can’t be avoided.

I’ll be documenting mit experience in this thread.

First off, I& #39;m acknowledging my incalculable privilege that this is "my first trip out". For enough people, that never went away and was a lot scarier when we knew less about the virus spread.

Second, I& #39;m scared shitless. The virus is vile and I don& #39;t wish having to go through the illness on anyone, including myself and my family.

Yes I& #39;m scared even though we are handling this relatively well in Germany.

My itinerary includes a cab (with partition): 20 minutes. Train: 4h and a rental car from there on out.

I tried to book train seats to maximise the chance of nobody sitting behind me, but anything can happen of course.

Good observation here from @LAUTschrift. Part of why I& #39;m doing this thread is to deal with my own anxieties about the trip https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="✌️" title="Siegeshand" aria-label="Emoji: Siegeshand"> https://mobile.twitter.com/LAUTschrift/status/1273542659416756224">https://mobile.twitter.com/LAUTschri...

Berlin central station is about 30% full compared to The Before Times™. Most people practice sensible distancing.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up" aria-label="Emoji: Thumbs up">

I& #39;m on a train, awaiting departure. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🚄" title="Hochgeschwindigkeitszug" aria-label="Emoji: Hochgeschwindigkeitszug">