Want to Live USA for 1 month.recommend a state? +..finding a room? + cost of food?

What time of year do you plan to visit? Are you a cold or hot weather person?

Will you cook all of your meals or will you dine out?

What do you want to see? What are your expectations of the U.S?

Do you plan travel extensively, thus making a central location more important?

try alaska - good fishing too i hear

1. Decide what types of experiences you want to have here - mountains, oceans, cities, etc.
2. Look up National parks etc online - or historical areas, cultural - cities/size of cities. Decide where you want to go by the type of experience you want. If you like warm - south in winter, North if a summer trip.

Once you decide that, we can help you out more.

3. In most areas there are hotels you can rent by the month. You can get a room with a kitchenette as cheap as $500 a month -- those are not nice rooms, but they will be functional for you. If you want more luxurious accommodations, you can rent executive suites for several thousand a month.

4 Food - depends on what you like to eat. If you don't mind garbage, you can fill up at a fast food joint for a few dollars a meal. If you want organic, it can be costly whether you eat in restaurants or cook it yourself. Plan on an average of $10 to $20 a meal, depending if you cook or go out to eat. There are many awesome restaurants in all parts of the country that you can eat. Truck stops are known for good food at a reasonable price. They lack some of the scenery of a better restaurant. Fine dining can cost upward to $50 bucks a pop, but you might want to hit two or three fine dining restaurants here just for the experience.

5. There are cities that offer some fine city experiences that aren't too far from incredible natural features so if you want a mix up of what you're doing, choose a city close to the natural features of your interest. For instance, you will get some very great cultural experiences in Denver - but will be within an hour drive from historical mining towns, Mount Evans (one of the US's tallest mountains), etc. If you prefer beaches, San Fransisco is an experience you might enjoy - close to mountains, beaches, a few hours from the Famous Redwood forests.

Let us know what types of things you want to experience here. I've been to 35 states and can give you some good tips - Warriors live all over this country and many are well traveled. Give us something to go on.

I have travelled around by train (Amtrak) a few times and really enjoyed it.
Check out https://www.airbnb.com for cheap accommodation options.

The US is generally quite inexpensive compared to other western countries, but places like NYC, SFO and Hawaii are expensive. Where are you from? What city would you fly into?

Andrew

Answered as many questions of yours as I could as well as I could

which states in the USA are the cheapest states to stay in?

Well, the less populated the state the cheaper. Place like NYC/LA/Chicago are very expensive to stay in, while places like my own home town of Lincoln, Nebraska are very cheap. The flip side is that there really isn't anything fun to do here...

Which state would you recommend, and why?

Really depends on what you want out of it. If you're a beach bum I'd recommend anywhere in southern California or Hawaii. Just not Los Angeles. Don't get me wrong, LA is a great city but its very difficult to get around in without a car and the smog is just awful. The #1 place in the Southern California area I'd reccomend is San Diego. Its like LA without the smog and its easier to get around.

If you want a more artsy experience I'd reccomend, in this order: New Orleans, New York City, San Francisco, and Atlanta. Be careful about where you book in New Orleans though, it is our "murder capital."

If you feel like playing cowboy there are several "dude ranches" throughout the midwest/great plains. (Dude Ranches are basically resorts where people go for vacation to pretend to be a rancher without the hard work that actually involves being one).


How much would i be spending on food per week? (as i don't know the USA prices for these basic common things).

Food prices vary throughout the US, especially depending on what kind of food. Here in Lincoln meat and vegetables are very, very cheap but the cost of (good) sea food is very high in comparison to the coasts.

if not USA, have you tried/considering Asian countries? go EAST

I would suggest Austin Texas. Know a bunch of people from there.

Nice place, funny guys and good food.

I can relate to your idea of travel. I also find staying in one main location is a nice way to experience a new country. If I was going to do that in the United States, I'd look at articles like this. Check out the slideshow:
The Friendliest & Unfriendliest Cities in the U.S. | Conde Nast Traveler

Thinking back on what I said earlier, Omaha Nebraska might be a good choice.

Fairly large city (I think its to 45th largest metropolitan area in the U.S), lots of Universities so there's a pretty good nightlife and its easy to get around if you rent a car. Rush hour traffic can freeze up the freeways/interstate running through it but you won't be stuck for any more than an hour at the most (probably not even that long.)

The Dundee area is very arty, so if you're looking for an artsy experience I'd really recommend that neighborhood. And like I said, rent is cheap.

Food is cheap since Nebraska is a HUGE production center for food (especially beef). Rent is very cheap, and local people here are incredibly friendly and helpful.

Nebraska is unfortunately known for some really backwards laws, and thanks to the fact that Omaha is right on the border with Iowa you're able to completely go around them. For example, gambling is illegal in the state of Nebraska, but if you take a 15 minute (maybe less if you live close enough) drive across the border into Council Bluffs, Iowa its like a mini Las Vegas.

Lots of really great state parks nearby, so if you're a nature kind of person it'd be a really great place to check out. Omaha's also home to one of the best zoo's in the world (Henry Doorly) and I'd really recommend checking it out.

The downsides to Omaha:

To start, its not California or New York or Hawaii. There's no glitz and there's no beaches, so if that's your thing look elsewhere.

Public transportation is crap and might as well be nonexistant. so you would definitely need to rent a car. Not a bike, a car. Nobody bicycles anywhere in Omaha due to the fact that everything is so spread out and there's really nowhere you can put your bike safely.

But again, if you're looking for beaches or a big large metropolitan area this isn't it. If you're looking for a pretty cool place to stay for cheap this is definitely an option to consider. Another city that's like Omaha but a bit more expensive and comes with a bunch more luxury's and options for entertainment is Denver.