I would say visit the REDWOODS while ye may. At any moment,by some whim or plot or contrivance the Redwoods could be cut down. We live in an "extractive culture" i.e. deforesting, defishing, dewatering, desoiling, despoiling, destroying.
My fav. cookies are Oreo (double-stuff), Nutter Butters and Chips Ahoy. Rarely do we buy Keebler but they do have some that are good. Best dessert is Oreo dunked in milk!
I believe if you are in the US to live, you should learn the language. If you are here to visit, you should just learn some basics. Spending tax dollars on English AND Spanish forms for driving tests, etc. is wasteful. I'm NOT saying get out of the country, if you don't learn English (unless you're here illegally). For the 12 years I was in convenience store management, I learned to offer Marlboro Red to Mexicans trying to ask for cigarettes in Spanish and 95% of the time, I was right. It was the brand they wanted. Just a side comment to help anyone in that situation. I took 4 years of Spanish and visited Spain for a couple of weeks. I learned Spanish because I wanted to...not because I ever thought I'd move to a Spanish speaking country. I would think that would be the least a necomer could do when moving to a different country...learn the local language. Oh, I don't agree with having to choose between English or Spanish when making a phone call, using the ATM, etc. Adios!
That's the difference. A lot of parents won't make the kids be active. You can eat fattening food sometimes, but inactivity is VERY unhealthy.