as someone who has lived in california their entire life i have a couple things to say ! (regarding your question about whether or not the usa is nice ^-^)
overall the entire state of california is nice, but imo the upper half (Monterey and above) is much nicer (it’s a bit cooler and has a lot more greenery, specifically on the coasts. as well, it has a lot more stuff to do. San Francisco has a bunch of different museums and malls, San Jose has japan town, there are bunch of beaches in Santa Cruz. Monterey hosts one of the best aquariums in the entire country. and in between there are all kinds of different state parks with sites to see!! the bay area and surrounding areas is a kind of hot spot of things to do/places to see, but the uppermost part of the state is pretty much empty)
as for the valley: it can get to be really hot, and there’s not much in it besides fields, but it’s really pretty
and honestly i’ve never really visited southern california since the drive there from where i live is ridiculously long, so i don’t have much to say about it. from what i hear it’s nice! it also has the mojave desert, which is really beautiful!!
overall i would recommend it, it’s a really nice (and big) state :DD (also if you ever go to any big cities try and find a map of the different city districts/neighborhoods on google, as you’ll want to avoid certain districts that can be especially dangerous [ex. downtown and tenderloin in san francisco])
I'm not too worried about the heat since i experience 30°c everyday pff (89 degrees farenheit) so ive gotten pretty used to it! :D
I searched up the places you mention AND HOLY SHOOT!!!
i wasn't sure of it but now i am if i ever go to the usa Im going to this part especially the aquarium that looks soo cool!!! i think ive seen santa cruz before, probably in a music video but ive seen a building similar to it in here especially the patterns in it :]
I think even if i dont go to the usa with people i like, seeing this stuff in person would make it worth it anyways!
also... What do you mean its not a meat town in san fransico!? D:
