Maiden - My mom was never happy out here but I think that's just because she never gave it a chance. It took me a bit to get used to it, but I will admit that my favorite place in the Midwest so far is the Flint Hills area around camp.

scholoar - I have never actually been to California. My uncle used to live down there and every time my mom went to visit, for some reason or another, I could never go. My poor man hasn't seen the ocean either.