One month ago, we visited Long Beach Island, NJ and swam in the Atlantic Ocean. After two weeks of travel, we’ve arrived Los Angeles and swam in the Pacific Ocean. As we made our way across America, we’ve experienced plenty from end to end; we posed in front of every state sign, we stopped at every roadside attraction, we visited the country’s top museums, monuments and National Parks, and we heard a variety of accents, especially in Tennessee and Texas.

It ended last night in Burbank, where I now live, and this morning in Santa Monica, where we drove 25 minutes to check out the beach. Having lived in the landlocked state of Pennsylvania my entire life, I’m not used to having the ocean so close and I’m definitely not used to palm trees lining the streets. I’ve been to Los Angeles eight times before this, but this is going to be a completely unique experience just like driving here, a total of 3,700 miles, has been unforgettable.