United States of America

The United States has been my home since my family immigrated here in the summer of 2001, but I still struggle to fully comprehend the cultural and geographic diversity of this place I call home. Indeed, we Americans are often accused of being a bit inward-looking and self-aggrandizing. Even though less than half of all Americans ever own a passport, the country is vast enough to spend a lifetime exploring. From Maine to Guam, the varied scenery of the United States is astonishing. I would be the first to admit that I am still a long way toward visiting even half of the fifty states in the union. We all neglected the beauty in our own backyard from time to time.