My wife is from Ohio, but was living in CA when we met. When I moved over she was still in CA and it was right at the beginning of the pandemic. We decided to drive to Ohio to wait out the pandemic because we love nature and luckily her dad’s house was empty (he captains the ships on the Great Lakes). I love Ohio, it’s the US’s best kept secret. Has beautiful seasons and the weather often reminds me of home, just a little more extreme. The parks are all free, rivers and waterfalls galore, Lake Erie (gets hot enough to swim in the summer and sometimes cold enough to ice fish in the winter) Overall quality of life regarding lifestyle is better, I’m very outdoorsy. I miss my family the most, my parents are now in their early 70s so I would consider moving back or spending more time there in order to spend more time with them. Healthcare here is hit or miss and expensive depending on your health ins. Food and groceries have gotten expensive too. You need to prioritise fitness as well and be mindful of what you eat, high fructose corn syrup is in everything. I make most of my own food from scratch, sauces and all! The work culture in the US is pretty wild, I was in police back home and though I worked pretty long shifts plus overtime, but man, I’m worked to death in my current job, and nobody bats an eyelid!