I was as exchange student in Texas. Then I moved to work to CA - SF. Honestly I've never seen anything more beautiful then Bay Area to live. Fantastic place but something was telling me - Max, it's not yours. Texas is what you need. I couldn't understand why but then I woke up one day and realized that I miss FRIENDLY TEXANS. Yeah, Texas is sooo friendly then I'd prefer to go to Texas then to CA.
I guess New York? Seems like that's where opportunity lies. My sister and Nephew live there too and I've been there before so New York gets my vote.
There's nothing more beautiful in the US than Colorado...I live in Denver suburb at the hight of 2,200 meters, and we have over 300 sunny days a year. We also have cowboys riding the streets, and no mosquitos whatsoever