Before boarding the plane to Macedonia this June, I had put off traveling for a long time. I was worried that traveling internationally during this pandemic would be such a hassle. During the latter months of 2020 and early months of 2021, I would begin planning a trip only to get frustrated by roadblocks in the form of closures, curfews, and mandatory quarantines. When I finally arrived in Skopje in early June, I was pleasantly surprised. Everything was easy. Customs agents

I have been seeing pictures and videos of flight attendants holding yellow COVID vaccine cards on many social media platforms recently. At a closer glance, it seems these COVID vaccine cards are administered by the World Health Organization (WHO). While there has been much controversy over the concept of a vaccine passport, I like the idea of traveling internationally without having to obtain a COVID test before entering every country on my itinerary. So did it mean that the