"I ended up hitching a ride from strangers to get from New Orleans to Florida;  I got lost walking hungover through a new neighborhood and a few guys gave me directions back to my hostel on the other side of town and invited me back for a party that night; many locals I met took me in and showed me their hometowns

For all its faults, America and its people made me feel like I was in a second home, and I'll be back one day."

—u/is_that_on_fire