Should DD go back to visit year abroad city

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In March DD21 had to leave the city she was in for her year abroad in Spain because of covid. She literally had to pack up her things and leave and didn’t get to say goodbye to any of her friends. She has been very upset about this, even yesterday, as she absolutely loved her time there and feels she hasn’t had any closure and can’t move on from the loss. The friends she met there are still there, for now, although they may go back home at some point (several of them are from Latin America so can’t go home right now but several want to as soon as they can).

She’s scared about travelling during the pandemic but would really like to say goodbye to her friends and close the chapter. Should she go back to where she spent her year abroad, even for a few days? My instinct is to advise her not to go, but it might be good for her mental health to go. What do you think?

Tell her to go! We're abroad at the moment and it's fantastic, v safe and such a great atmosphere. Will have to quarantine on return but have factored it in.

She should go!

I think she should go (I assume she has no specific risk factors for Covid) but take what ever precautions she can. It only need be for a few days and would be lovely to get to say bye to her friends. It clearly means a lot to her.

Tricky. I lived in a Spanish city for 3 years until recently. So I imagine it would have been traumatic to have to suddenly run home during a pandemic!

That said I personally wouldn't travel yet. I will go to Spain but not until autumn time at least. Others are obviously saying she should go...I don't know, maybe they are right.

About half my friends living in Spain had to suddenly up and leave as well. I think 'no closure' will be one of those things. Maybe she can visit her friend wherever they live as another kind of adventure if they do move?

If she does go obviously just make sure she takes precautions which I'm sure she will

Yes she should go. She'll live with the regret forever if she doesn't and the risk of her being ill is probably lower than normal at the moment bearing in mind there are lots of contagious conditions out there whose transmission will be reduced by the measures currently in place.

She should go. I live in Spain and, after a hard lockdown compared to the UK, things are getting back to normal but there are very strict rules and regulations in place (mandatory wearing of masks, enforced social distancing etc) so she should be safe when she’s here.

Give her your blessing and let her decide for herself.