Some personal positive news of the day, a thread:

I& #39;ve been doing Sidewalk Science Center in Florida for news two years (TWO YEARS ALREADY???) and throughout that time, I& #39;ve had a lot of regulars.

One of these regulars is a girl whose family is homeless.

If you& #39;ve followed me from before COVID, you likely saw her appear in pictures or videos of SSC. She& #39;s here quite often.

But when COVID hit, she totally vanished. Her father was still around but doesn& #39;t speak English so the few interactions I had with him were superficial.s

It was startling, to just not have her or her brother around the entire summer. I& #39;ve been worried, because of the timing with COVID and knowing her situation.

At this point it& #39;s been more than 8 months since I last saw her.

Today, just a few minutes ago now, I was at the telescope.... And I heard someone call to me: look up, see a girl walking toward me with her head stuffed in a hoodie, face hidden -- and immediately knew it was her.

So yeah. This thread is more one of relief. A bit emotional bc I had no idea where she was. Apparently her extended family had taken her to Puerto Rico to wait out the summer while her dad stayed here.

I& #39;m just relieved they& #39;re okay https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😊" title="Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Lächelndes Gesicht mit lächelnden Augen">