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Now that I have had a while to live life and see the USA, I see now that Arizona really is the place to be.

Sixth grade was when I first saw the real Arizona on a 3 day trip to the Grand Canyon. We went on a long bus ride with pit stops such as Montezuma's Castle and Well, the Ponderosa Pine Forests, Walnut Canyon, Sunset Crater, Mt. Humphrey, selective parks and museums, and the piece de rèsistance- the Grand Canyon. On this ride I saw that our state had more to provide than desert shrubs and saguaros. I learned there were a variety of climates, wildlife, and more importantly history and culture.

I later took a ride through the USA by car to see family in upstate New York. I was able to see, and stop in many different places meeting many different people. The mid-westerners were too dull; the southerners were too self-absorbed and proud; the easterners were too god awfully staunch and cookie cutter. I was glad to come back to Arizona where people are diverse, calm, easy going, athletic, jacks of all trades, and not too focused on things that don't really matter. From then on, I had a new sense of respect for this place I call home.

I have lived in Mesa, Arizona for more than 5 years now and I love every bit of it. There are so many opportunities here that I would have never had the option of taking advantage of in El Paso. Arizona not only has opportunities in the education and employment aspect but also in the traveling.

Arizona is home to one of the greatest wonders of the world, the Grand Canyon. Every time I visit the Grand Canyon my breath is taken away and I am left with a refreshed feeling when I leave there. To those that have never had the opportunity to visit the Grand Canyon, living in Arizona it is only three hours away. I also love the beach and growing up in Texas I was no where close to one. Living in Arizona, you wouldn't think that the beach is a close drive either, but the beach is about four hours away. Lovely isn't it? Arizona residents not only have the Grand Canyon and the beach in close proximity but we also have the get away from the summer heat which would be anywhere up north like Flagstaff, Payson, and Prescott. Arizona is the place to live that has more than one season all year long and has many adventures to discover.


Where else could you get 360 days of sun, 2 seasons (summer and fall), complex big cities, easy going small towns, and an un-comparable outdoors with every climate of the US packed into it's borders? That is what Arizona really is. It is so diverse in people, culture, and landscape that it is like a condensed version of the entire country in one state. I've seen what our country has to offer, and nothing compares to what Arizona can offer. If you want to see the country, just visit Arizona and head home. As far as I am concerned there is no where else I could have, or would have chosen to call home.