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
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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.