What do you look forward to/love the most in America?

[jindogae 1]

Hello all, 

 

Apart from finally being reunited with your partner and living your lives together - what do you look forward to the most or if you have already arrived, what do you love the most about the life in the USA?

[JFH 12,189]

I suppose the answers will vary greatly depending on where people came from and where they moved to. For me, many things haven’t changed. I’m doing the same job as I did in the UK, the climate where I live is similar to England, I’m from an English-speaking country so no new language to learn. 
 

What I do like is the landscape where we live. You can walk to the beach and when you’re there you can have your feet in the Pacific Ocean and then turn around and see mountains covered in snow. I also like the wildlife here. We regularly see bears walking around. We have deer that “live” in our yard, raccoons everywhere, cougars, coyotes (that keep me awake sometimes at night with their screeching) and we see eagles every day. Whales and seals regularly visit the water here.
 

I do also like the variety of a country so big. You don’t have to leave the country to get to tropical beaches, ski resorts, forests, deserts, glaciers, etc. Not many other countries in the world have such variety. 

[Nicola and Jordan 668]

As JFH said above - the fact you can travel within the same country and you can go surfing or skiing is amazing. Also I love the food and the variety you get in supermarkets (I'm in NYC and from England) and the local delis. I love the diversity of people and how to the point they are here in NY (took a little while to get used to ha). 

 

Lot's of opportunities!

 

I love living here! It takes a little bit to settle in and I still am but I am very grateful to be able to be here with my husband ❤️ 

[JeanneAdil 6,212]

I am happy to read this post and answer as i am  off work today 

i am Adil from Morocco and so happy to be in USA and now i am a citizen

and i study different subjects in college as in Morocco i could only study accounting for 2 years

i have a good job and bought an apartment for my mom in Morocco to help my family

here my wife says do something for yourself and i bought my Mustang

i voted 

with US passport i am free to travel and we went to Paris and Belgium and Swisserland and i went to Spain

in 2 years we plan new zealand and australia

my wife says do 401K and i save so i can travel more when i don't work

In Morocco i live in the family house and its good but here i have hot running water 

We see an eagle and watch her on cam when she lays eggs every spring 

we  have a deer outback    she comes every day to see our dog

we live in mountains and i like the waterfalls and the Tennessee River and to fish

we can go to Atlantic ocean in a day 

[mushroomspore 3,043]

I'm from Canada, so the culture shock wasn't as great for me as it is for a lot of other people. I still experienced a bit of it though. But I have to say that I LOVE LA's multiculturalism. There are so many cultures here that aren't as prominent in Toronto, even though Toronto is also very multicultural. And I originally came to LA to go to film school (like so many people who go to LA). I love being in the heart of the entertainment industry. Getting a career in the entertainment industry is HARD. I have yet to do anything professional, but I'm very fortunate because I still have a good day job and am actively pursuing opportunities to get my entertainment career going because I haven't given up on it yet.

 

Ever since I met my husband, we've been able to go to other states too, which I'd never really done before. We've visited most of the Southwest, New York state, Florida. We have yet to visit Hawaii (would love a vacation there), the PNW (some friends live there). I love how the USA is really big and has such a variety of climates, cultures, landscapes, etc to visit and explore. 

[Orangesapples 1,954]

The California weather

[mushroomspore 3,043]

18 minutes ago, Orangesapples said:

The California weather

OMG as a Canadian, the Cali weather is sooo picturesque. Gonna miss it if my husband and I ever decide to move to Canada.

[PartyParrot 40]

moved from Taiwan to SoCal then Hawaii!

 

Best part of the states is.... not as crowded as Taiwan, I get to enjoy all the space and cultural diversity! 

Edited January 12, 2021 by EducatedByAnimals

[Orangesapples 1,954]

4 minutes ago, mushroomspore said:

OMG as a Canadian, the Cali weather is sooo picturesque. Gonna miss it if my husband and I ever decide to move to Canada.

It's really hard to find a better weather than coastal Southern California. The close proximity to amazing national parks (where you can go see snow after going to the beach) is amazing - Yosemite, Sequoia National Park, King's Canyon, Death Valley. I will never get tired of looking at giant trees. 

Edited January 12, 2021 by Orangesapples

[Sinead91 242]

Living in Washington has been the best part of my time here in the US (apart from obviously settling and starting my life with my husband)

 

I was never a hiker or outdoorsy person but living in the Pacific Northwest has given me such an appreciation for it. It’s just stunning all year round. It definitely made the pandemic easier to handle as we were able to keep ourselves busy by being outside!

 

apart from that, I enjoy the people for the most part. The food has just left me missing home I’d I’m honest, but everything else is great ❤️

 

[Letspaintcookies 2,211]

OMG @JFH I misread your post and for a second I thought you like the wildfires instead of the wildlife 🙈

[Ed&Midori1031 330]

2 hours ago, Orangesapples said:

It's really hard to find a better weather than coastal Southern California. The close proximity to amazing national parks (where you can go see snow after going to the beach) is amazing - Yosemite, Sequoia National Park, King's Canyon, Death Valley. I will never get tired of looking at giant trees. 

Being a Native California, I couldn't agree with you more.  You forgot to mention In-n-Out burger! 😆

[Ed&Midori1031 330]

2 hours ago, Sinead91 said:

Living in Washington has been the best part of my time here in the US (apart from obviously settling and starting my life with my husband)

 

I was never a hiker or outdoorsy person but living in the Pacific Northwest has given me such an appreciation for it. It’s just stunning all year round. It definitely made the pandemic easier to handle as we were able to keep ourselves busy by being outside!

 

apart from that, I enjoy the people for the most part. The food has just left me missing home I’d I’m honest, but everything else is great ❤️

 

Vancouver, WA here.  The PNW is definitely a place of uniqueness.  I wish my wife had the same feeling as you, she hates the weather here, haha. 

Edited January 12, 2021 by Ed&Midori1031

[Orangesapples 1,954]

26 minutes ago, Ed&Midori1031 said:

Being a Native California, I couldn't agree with you more.  You forgot to mention In-n-Out burger! 😆

In-N-Out is fine but not much of my thing. But I know people like it. I like the choice of restaurants and food from all over the world here. It can be quite an adventure. 

[MlgSea 26]

The variety of food is incredible -- but only if you live in the big cities. Being in a larger west coast city gives me access to cuisines from around the world. I had also lived in small midwest towns (albeit college towns) before and it was a lot harder to find decent non-American restaurants.