One of Hartford's better cultural attractions is the Mark Twain House and Museum. Now, I'm usually not all that impressed by seeing a dead rich person's old house. Even if that old house belonged to America's best author, I still don't really care, so I never went to the Twain House
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This point is so key. One of the reasons our area (LV) is the way it is is that so many people have never LEFT this area. They're small-minded because they haven't experienced anything beyond the borders of bumfuck, PA; they haven't had the chance to meaningfully interact with people from various backgrounds. The homogeneity of this area provides safety and comfort on one hand and complete confinement on the other.
I'm a big believer in study abroad/study away for my students for this very reason. So many of them come from sheltered lives and carry the norms of those lives in a hip pocket. For some of them, even traveling to a major metropolitan area is a big deal, so I like to see them forced out of their comfort zones as much as possible. Nothing good ever comes from being too comfortable!
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