Arrived with low expectations, left completely converted

United States wasn't high on my travel list. A friend pushed me to go and I'm genuinely grateful. The first full day in New York reset everything — the scale of Grand Canyon and the quality of the New Orleans gumbo were immediate signals that I'd misjudged the place completely.

buzzing cities became my personal highlight of the whole trip. Spent 11 days and could easily have stayed twice as long. Now I tell everyone who'll listen that United States is underrated — add it to your list.