I am beyond thankful that I was born and live in the United States of America! I have been to Canada, Mexico, Spain, Guatemala, Iceland, Great Britain and Morocco. Although each country is beautiful, none of them equals the beauty of the U.S., with the majestic mountains of the west, the gorgeous beaches on the east and west coasts, and the mountains and valleys that welcome me home, named the Blue Ridge. I have lived in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, South Carolina, Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, Georgia, Oklahoma, and finally Virginia. I have visited California, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Tennessee, Missouri, Nebraska, and Colorado. There are many other places that I would like to visit, but our finances prevent that. However, I am so blessed to have been born and be able to live here. There is no place like the United States. There are a variety of people and views in this nation, all of them breathtaking. This is the land of the free, because of the brave!

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