Kassy

As listeners might recall, I took the year off from work last year to be with my son for a year.

And so we decided to do an extended U.S.

trip in 2025.

Usually we go for about four weeks, but we decided to go for two months last summer.

And we wanted to hit four major places.

We started on the west coast of the U.S.

in Oregon, where my sister lives.

And then we traveled eastward.

So the next destination was in Arizona, where my best friend from high school lives with her husband.

And then we made our way all the way over to Pennsylvania, where my parents live and where I'm from.

And then we traveled down to North Carolina for our beach vacation that I'm pretty sure I've mentioned on this podcast before.

My family does it every summer.

And then we finally caravaned back up to Pennsylvania to stay for one more week before flying back to South Korea.

Well, I've been to Oregon several times because my aunt and my sister have lived out there for quite a few years now.

But I love it.

Oregon is so beautiful.

And it's got a little bit of everything.

It's got Portland, which is a big urban city.

And it's got deserts out towards the east.

And it's got temperate rainforests and the coast with its beautiful beaches towards the west.