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Being well traveled can change a persons outlook on life and the world. I am from a small city where most people in the same social circles, age ranges and race tend to know you either by face or know you personally. In the hood, you can actually be famous in a certain mile radius of your stomping ground. We call it "HOOD FAME", and it is sometimes as addictive as having national or world fame. This is because it makes people feel like their little part of the world, their hood, is the end all and they are the man/chic. But the world is bigger than those blocks you run. What made me see this clearer than anything else is LEAVING THOSE SAME BLOCKS AND GOING WHERE NO ONE KNEW MY NAME. Realistically this is NOT as easy as it sounds. Mainly because it takes MONEY to travel or move, and if your are from a low income family then the odds are you can't afford to make this step. BUT sometime you can have the MONEY, or even the opportunity, like going to school or taking a job, that will allow you to see farther then