Whew, 2020 has been such a hard year already. From the COVID-19 pandemic, to the race riots, and everything in between, it can sometimes be hard to maintain a positive outlook and remember what makes the United States of America such a wonderful place to be.
-
We have 419 National Parks across the US and territories
-
There are over 10,000 State Parks
-
You can experience every type of landscape:
-
From the tropics of south Florida
-
To the frozen tundra of Alaska
-
To the mountainous wilderness of Colorado
-
The gorgeous deserts of Arizona and New Mexico
-
The marshlands of the deep south
-
The golden plains of Kansas and Nebraska, everywhere you go there is a new and equally beautiful landscape to explore.
-
30 out of 50 states are coastal, but each coastline is unique and beautiful in it’s own way
-
Each region has a unique history and culture
-
We have over 18.2 million veterans who have fought to defend our freedoms
-
45 United States’ Presidents. Each with their own list of accomplishments and successes
-
The stars and stripes
-
Superbowl Sunday (and other amazing sporting events)
-
Over 1,000 Summer Olympic gold medals and over 100 Winter Olympic gold medals American athletes have won more olympic medals than any other country in the world
-
Broadway
-
Hollywood
-
Cultural diversity
-
Over 12,000 miles of coastline
-
American music icons like:
-
Elvis Presley
-
Hank Williams
-
Aretha Franklin
-
Ella Fitzgerald
-
Marvin Gaye
-
Prince
-
Michael Jackson
-
Disneyland/Walt Disney World
-
Some of the best skiing, snowboarding and ice skating opportunities in the world
-
The Great Lakes
-
The Mississippi River
-
Going all out for holiday decorations and food
-
American food like burgers and hot dogs
-
American seafood like lobster rolls
-
Southern American food like fried chicken, collard greens and peach cobbler
-
Southwestern American food like Tex Mex
-
Road Trips across the lower 48
-
The Rocky Mountains
-
The Smoky Mountains
-
The Appalachian Mountains
-
World Class Universities and Colleges like the Ivy Leagues, Vanderbilt, MIT
-
And all the amazing state schools
-
Private schools
-
Trade schools
-
And community colleges that offer a variety of education styles to fit the needs of every type of student.
-
America is the third most visited country in the world (after Spain and France)
-
Americans are the only nationality of people to have ever walked on the moon
-
Founding Fathers that predicted every possible future issue and disagreement and crafted the perfect Constitution to avoid these issues
-
All 331 million of us are happy, equal, free and prosperous
Even though we’re going through a pandemic, we will always be the land of the free and the home of the brave.
Georgia G
CABINET
Georgia Gallagher graduated from the University of Alabama in the summer of 2019 where she majored in Journalism and Political Science. She is currently working as a Cast Member at Walt Disney World in Florida. In her free time she can be found advocating for pro-life policies and working with single or low-income mothers. She often says that her planner is second only to her Bible and she’s never caught without a cup of coffee in her hand.