California

malibu looks lovely! i´d were much like to go there.. it looks kind of like santa barbara.. hope its not that boring too!

id love if you others also posted a few pics of places you recommend :)

and malibu might be 40 mins from L.A, but not from san francisco :P i know that!!

i have done alot of research myself! but i want PEOPLES opinions and suggestions on the different places in the US, not facts from wikipedia or whatever. besides, its really hard to fint pictures on the net. all i find is the citys homepage, and theres nothing interesting there!

so yeah, dont think i´m a lazy bastard, ive spent hours and hours reading about the different states and cities in america. sure, i´m ahead of myself. but i just need to be prepared! its gonna take a long time finding out where i´m gonna spend a year of my life, and i dont want to make a bad choice!

so if you were to recommend a small/medium sized city right outside of, or around L.A, what would it be?

malibu looks lovely! i´d were much like to go there.. it looks kind of like santa barbara.. hope its not that boring too!

id love if you others also posted a few pics of places you recommend :)

and malibu might be 40 mins from L.A, but not from san francisco :P i know that!!

escapeoftheape

sorry, I haven't been there in at least 5 years so I wouldn't know the distances between major cities. What do you consider fun? If you explain to us what you do for fun, we could help more with choosing a state.

i have done alot of research myself! but i want PEOPLES opinions and suggestions on the different places in the US, not facts from wikipedia or whatever. besides, its really hard to fint pictures on the net. all i find is the citys homepage, and theres nothing interesting there!

so yeah, dont think i´m a lazy bastard, ive spent hours and hours reading about the different states and cities in america. sure, i´m ahead of myself. but i just need to be prepared! its gonna take a long time finding out where i´m gonna spend a year of my life, and i dont want to make a bad choice!

so if you were to recommend a small/medium sized city right outside of, or around L.A, what would it be?

escapeoftheape

i would reccommend a suburb within LA. You can still live in LA, yet you are in a suburb where there are lower crime rates and more family-oriented environments. The only real states which I could base a good opinion on are Minnesota, Washington, and Missouri.

hmm.. what i consider fun.. i dont know, really. hanging with friends etc.. i have never really been to a real party, but i would love to! big house parties etc. like in the movies. i guess thats in the suburbs, isnt it?

out of those three states, which is the best one? my mom wants me to go to minnesota!

and B05T0N, what cities would you recommend, then? i´m not thinking of staying in the middle of L.A., if thats what you thought! :P

hmm.. what i consider fun.. i dont know, really. hanging with friends etc.. i have never really been to a real party, but i would love to! big house parties etc. like in the movies. i guess thats in the suburbs, isnt it?

out of those three states, which is the best one? my mom wants me to go to minnesota!

and B05T0N, what cities would you recommend, then? i´m not thinking of staying in the middle of L.A., if thats what you thought! :P

escapeoftheape

Well, Minnesota and Washington are about equal for me, with Missouri trailing far behind. For your interests, just about every state would work for partying (especially California). Minnesota's great. There are lots of friendly people and there are a couple large cities that you can have fun in, but at your age it would be limited, though without a doubt it is the safest state. Washington is a great state also, Seattle is a large city with a great music scene and lots of great snowboarding and ocean activities. What are some other interests of yours? Snowboarding, skateboarding, anything like that?

well, though i live in snowy norway, i´m not too keen on skiing etc.. in fact, i usually skip school when we are going skiing. i hate it that much :P ive done snowboarding twice in my life.. and i actually loved it, though i cant see myself doing it alot! and i have never really tried rollerblading or skateboarding.. im guessing california is the best state for that! skating along the beaches etc.. must be lovely!

i kind of know what cali is like.. i know its not exactly like in the movies etc.. ive been there, you know. but still.. movies like Superbad makes me wanna go back so bad :P meh

Calfironia- 6th or 5th best economy in the WORLD. And it not even a country. hoankiemdinh

well, though i live in snowy norway, i´m not too keen on skiing etc.. in fact, i usually skip school when we are going skiing. i hate it that much :P ive done snowboarding twice in my life.. and i actually loved it, though i cant see myself doing it alot! and i have never really tried rollerblading or skateboarding.. im guessing california is the best state for that! skating along the beaches etc.. must be lovely!

i kind of know what cali is like.. i know its not exactly like in the movies etc.. ive been there, you know. but still.. movies like Superbad makes me wanna go back so bad :P meh

escapeoftheape

well even if you wanted to try snowboarding again, Northern Cali has great snowboarding. So I would say for sure California, now we have to decide what city....

Good choice man. California owns hard.iHeartCali

who is that in your sig? I must know.

haha :P wow, i didn´t know cali had any snow at all! where is northern cali? ive only been to san francisco, santa barbara and los angeles (disneyland only)!

northern california is much like Washington and Oregon, and it is a lot more "wilderness-y" than southern california. It would be a decent drive from LA to get to some good snow but, they have some of the world's best.

Mammoth Mountain - one of the most famous mountains in all of snowboarding.

Bear Mountain - supposedly the best/biggest park in the USA

Sure these mountains probably don't live up to the mountains in Norway, but they're decent

ok, cool. are there any big cities up there? i know san francisco is pretty close, right? perhaps its in "mid-cali". idk.

but its not really that important.. id rather have a really hot place than a cold one. i get enough snow here.. sigh.

i think i want to live somewhere between santa barbara and L.A. or maybe on the boarder to Nevada? Would be cool to be able to go with friends to las vegas in the weekends etc! though ill only be 17.. :S

ill check out city-data.com

and i dont know if we have to best schools or not.. i know there are alot of bad schools here. and you need good grades to get into the good ones! and by that i mean straight B´s etc.. so it´s gonna be tough :)

and i could make a list on why i want to leave this ****** *** country, but i serisouly cant be bothered!

Go to Florida or South Carolina, better weather than Minnesota or Ohio and neither of them is known for having violence problems.

Plus in the South, people tend to be as courteous as possible.

California is a wasteland of humanity and the universal center of of narcissism and vanity. Stay away from it.ProudLarry

i dont even need to show you pictures to tell you how horribly wrong and misguided you are. As for your marcissistic and vain comment, I'm sure no other states have those kinda people >____>

how is florida or north carolina better than california?

and yeah, from what i have seen california is a beautiful place :) i´m also kind of interested in florida.. but i hate all the bugs! EWW! and the new york-area seems interesting too.. new jersey, connecticut, philadalphia etc..