California's architecture, plants, and other distinctive characteristics delighted me last week, but traveling around the Bay Area also highlighted for me the sameness of places in America. On the West Coast, I traded cypresses for oaks, cable cars for the subway, Peet's Coffee for Gorilla Coffee, the Golden Gate Bridge for the Brooklyn Bridge, and Golden Gate Park for Central Park. I saw what a single life could look like in a different place, and it made me glad to discover aspects of the city that emphasize how much the US (despite its size) is one united country.
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