keeping himself safe. take a listen. >> last year was a lot easier. i came here last year for christmas as well, and it was a lot smoother than it is now with the restrictions, especially from taiwan. there's a lot of traveling restrictions so we had to make sure we got pcr-tested the day before which was a hassle but once everything got completed it's pretty much -- you know, once you get to the airport and everything checks out it's seamless. a lot more stricter in taiwan. a lot more stricter. there's mass regulations and pcr testing and so on and so forth. the u.s. is more relaxed and with more people being vaccinated here they can ease their restrictions more than taiwan. >> so jessica, you heard all the challenges and the differences between the different countries. a lot of people talking about what it took for them to be able to get on these flights to see their family and friends, but they all told me they were going to do whatever they needed to do to see their family because for many people it's been since before the pandemic, since