@mandysimpson Most of California is pretty safe so I am sure you will love it there
I have lived out of NZ for over 30 years now and used to travel a lot lived in a lot of countries post war and fighting, so it was a culture shock when I was transferred to NYC, and most people laugh when I say why, it was to easy here everything was easily available, and I was only working 5 days a week, was so different from my field life LOL