Since this wasn’t apparent the last time I asked… no, I’m actually not a US citizen or green card holder (permanent resident). Just happened to be in this country for a long time due to career reasons.
Visit some of the National Parks, aka America’s best idea.
Some amazing ones (they’re all amazing, tbh) in no particular order:
- Yosemite
- Arches / Canyonlands (close to each other)
- Yellowstone
- Grand Tetons
- Glacier
- Denali
- Olympic
Freeze your credit profiles
This is what I mean:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/tag/credit-freeze/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/08/why-where-you-should-you-plant-your-flag/
Basically put your electronic identify in a freezing unusable state so that in the off chance you must return, you don’t return to a nightmare. Just don’t forget your passwords and pins.
What does this mean
I am WAY too lazy to type everything out, but there’s 4 credit bureaus that effect/control your credit score. Setting a freeze prevents anyone from checking that score in the process of, say, opening a credit card, buying a car or home, and more.
Get a few public library cards. Then abroad you can use it to borrow ebooks and audiobooks for free.
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I have to renew mine in person every 3 years or so.
Get an FBI background check, and get it apostilled. Easy to do from your local post office in the US, difficult and expensive to do outside the us, and you will need it for many things you might want to do in other countries
Why would you need an FBI background check outside of the US?
Actually the only time I’ve ever needed one is outside of the country. You need a police report from anywhere you lived for more than six months to apply for residencies, get teaching jobs, etc etc. the only authority in the US that can do this and provide a report acceptable outside the country is the FBI.
Obviously this is entirely dependent on where you’re moving to, but I struggled to find the following when living abroad:
- good (American-style) pizza
- good Mexican food
- good BBQ
- certain ice cream flavors (like cherries jubilee/cherry garcia)
- wide open spaces completely devoid of people
- large-group events of a boisterous and goofy nature
- certain types of museums/educational facilities (such as good zoos/wildlife rehab open to the public and interactive science museums)
You will not find good bbq. Take the L and move on…
You will find the greatest cuisine ever witnessed on this planet depending on your taste.
A clay pot in Morocco, a grandma’s house in Toledo, a random eel cooked up in Tunisia…
Just as good as byob bbq in Austin TX.
I think that’s a myth. I’ve had the best BBQ in Houston and it’s the same as a BBQ joint here in Calgary.
I had some crazy good barbecue in Tokyo.
Korean bbq is the shaznatz.
That’s different! And awesome. Slow cooking over hours is dif from sear that bad boy at the table…
But shit they are both tasty…
I hear to find the best BBQ in Texas you need to find a restaurant attached to a rinky-dink gas station.
“Calgary”
Don’t be taking trash…
Don’t knock it until you try it. It’s called Toolshed and they make competition style BBQ. It’s really amazing.
Let’s bring it!
I also like to think the downvotes mean I have awakened some sort of Calgary dragon… don’t get me started on how Edmonton Oilers are supreme.
Oilers? Didn’t you say not to bring up trash? 😁
Son?!
Open as many credit cards as you can and spend all the money and don’t worry about paying it back it’s all good
Yes. But im not allowed to say it. But you most definitely should
Mario sees you
Someone needs to
Yosemite
Grand Canyon
Yellowstone
Avenue of the Giants
Add to this list any national parks you were thinking about visiting. After this administration, they may not be around anymore.
This surely varies by state, but in Alaska, for example, I’m told Japanese vacationers LOVE to try out guns. So, if you can rent a gun on a range, shooting off weapons is the most American thing I can think to do before you leave.
A firing range is a whole lot more fun than one would expect.
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Go camp at a dark sky park for a weekend.
Oh yeah, Cherry Springs State Park in Pennsylvania is cool. Probably not “worth traveling there from some other state before leaving the country” cool, but cool. https://maps.app.goo.gl/SQp261ecxj7exAJy8
It’s one of my favorite places in the world. :) There are others, though.
Honestly, if you have a chance go to Washington DC the museums are beautiful. If you’re leaving permanently, you probably will never see them again.
Take me with?
Go to a country which is better than the US. So skip North Korea, Somalia, Palestine. Then you’re good.
OmegaMart if you’re near Vegas lawl
