4 February 2012, 9:50 pm
Ok so I'm going on a student exchange to America when I finish school, next year. I'm from Australia, so naturally I have very little knowledge of where I should go. The good thing is, I get regional choice, so I get to pick which region I live in (one of the states in the region). The regions are as follows: REGION 1: Oregon, Nevada, California, Arizona, New Mexico REGION 2: Washington (not DC), Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Utah, Colorado REGION 3: North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Michigan, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri REGION 4: Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina REGION 5: New York, Maine, Virginia, West Virginia, Ohio, Pennsylvania. I am kind of tossing up between region 1 & 5. I don't want to live in the 'country'. My sister has traveled around America before, and even she doesn't recommend living in the country for a year. I want to be a place that has: -Lots of famous landmarks (sister said NY was good for that, also Cali. Eg Empire State building, golden gate bridge, walk of fame, Grand canyon, statue of liberty, broadway... ETC) -Lots of things to do (i.e. a Six Flags, lol. Museums, famous parks, famous libraries) -A place with a good history (i.e. Washington, DC) -Preferrably somewhere that snows (you get sick of hot weather in Australia) -Somewhere not too hot -A 'typical' American high school (it sounds so cliche, but I'm going on a student exchange, so I kinda want to get as close to the 'real thing' as possible) -Somewhere safe!!! America has guns, and that terrifies me. -Close to/in a main city (you have no idea how cool NYC looks to me) Anyway, I'm not the expert, I need your opinions. By the way, I'm not interested in your opinion of how America isn't a good country. I have come across too many anti-American Australians and vice versa telling me that I should go somewhere like Germany because the US is a shithole -_-. I don't believe that. Thanks in advance!... Read More »
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