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Restless soul, this place will never be your home. And if you want to have it all, you've got to let it all go.

So my journey is coming to a close. Today is the last real day of independent travelling. My dad is meeting me in San Diego tomorrow morning in order to make the trip back East with me. I'm spending today and tonight in Huntington Beach and Laguna Beach, then making my way to San Diego. I am battling with myself over whether I made the right decision or not. It's beautiful here, it's definitley what I left to find and I only got to spend a super short time. But I do know that I've conquered a lot, been to a ton of places, and have pretty much seen 3/4ths of the United States now all on my own through a network of friends. I found what I was looking for, whatever that is, in Southern California; it took a while and it took at least a heaping handful of terrible places in order to find some place that felt 'good'.

I would do it all again, with everything that I know now what not to do and where not to go. In fact, the South and Southern California will be my next trip. Santa Barbara, California and the Southern Cali coastline is the most gorgeous thing I've ever seen. West Coast far surpasses the East Coast, haha.

But regardless, I have a lot to come home to, a lot I'm anticipating and cannot wait to take hold of. I'll be back in a week or so. See you then.



Do's and Do Not's of The U$:

- New York City - After being gone and seeing everything else, New York is overrated and pretty lame.
- Philadelphia - Do not. I don't see the hype? Giannia's is well worth it, though.
- Pittsburgh - Nice to pass through, but nothing to write home about unless you like a really small city with a small nightlife.
- Cincinnati - Impartial.
- Louisville - Definitley visit, one of my favorite little cities. Easy to navigate, beautiful architecture, safe, lots of water and fountains and nice little gardens.
- Elizabethtown - Not worth it. haha.
- Chicago - Second best city in the East. Rivaling Boston, though.
- Minnesota - Never. Never. Ever.
- North Dakota - Never.
- Montana - Probably the worst experience of my life. The only reason you would end up in Montana is if you wanted to die.
- Idaho - Kellogg, Idaho was really rad and overall, Northern Idaho might be pretty nice to navigate.
- Seattle - Impartial. I thought it sucked, but then again, I wasn't there for long and didn't really get a tour. I'll give it another shot sometime. I walked around the whole city and found nothing that sweet, though. And I was there during Bumbershoot.
- Olympia - Cute little city, ate IHop there. Looks like it would be fun.
- Portland - I don't see the hype?
- Sacramento - Never. Hated it. College town with shopping and bars.
- San Francisco - Awesome. Well worth travelling to, staying in, living in. Loved it there.
- Santa Barbara - Absolutley amazing. Possible future home, possible future college. Possible future, period.
- Santa Monica - Beautiful. The beaches were so inviting. If only I had more time.
- Los Angeles - I didn't battle the traffic or get anywhere near downtown, but I don't see the hype either.
- Huntington Beach - So pretty. Picture perfect. Worth a visit or two or three, for sure.

I love this city.