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How a Romanian - American couple is coping with COVID-19 travel bans and months of separation
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world, forcing many to get used to a “new normal” - travel bans, movement restrictions, and new health measures for all. And countries’ efforts to slow the spread of the virus by closing their…
Irina Marica · Journalist
· Updated · 5 min read
The coronavirus pandemic has changed the world, forcing many to get used to a “new normal” - travel bans, movement restrictions, and new health measures for all. And countries’ efforts to slow the spread of the virus by closing their borders have forced thousands of binational lovers and unmarried couples to stay apart for months. This is the story of Adina and Pierce, a Romanian-American couple fighting for their love in these unusual times.
It was the fall of 2016 when American Pierce Thompson and Romanian Adina Ursache met. They were both attending Goethe-Institut Berlin, and Pierce fell in love with Adina pretty much from the beginning. Their love story started a few months later, in the summer of 2017. Fast forward to 2020, they’re now living thousands of kilometers apart due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions it brought with it.
