WOW the US for 12 mo.!!! you are going to have so much fun!!!!! I live in Chicago so i would love to travel with you in 2005!! also one of my good friends lives on long island and she will be going back there spring 2005 as soon as she is done with school here in chicago!! I'm going to try to go and visit her in the Spring is that when your going to be there?
About what to see...... do you like cities or are you more of the outdoors kind of pearson? Either or I would go see the grand canyon it really is awesome!!!! I have been there twice and am going agian i think this Fall! Get back to me and take care tecia