Trouble connecting to nord

Anyone else having trouble connecting to nord? I’m in DC and the server it tries to connect to first is in northern virginia. Thought it was a problem with an app conflicting with nord on my computer (new mac mini running sonoma), but i just tried to connect on my ipad while at the DMV and same issue: connection times out, can’t connect, same initial server in case that matters.

thank you

Are you on some sort of public Wi-Fi? Perhaps try switching the connection protocols in Nord settings to TCP or UDP, Obfuscated servers might also help