Baltimore has been a breeding ground in the development of my perceptions and views of citizenship. The city provides an excellent place by which direct service, philanthropic giving, capacity building, and various other aspects of civic engagement can be accomplished. The first path represents those who see the injustice and inequality and are uncertain, indecisive or apathetic towards change. The second path are those who are using everything they have to survive and make the various communities of Baltimore a better place to live in. Growing up with Baltimore as my backyard has given me a micro-domestic view of the macro-global inequalities that prevail throughout the world today. I do not know how exactly to go about instituting change just yet but I am learning little by little. In simplest form, Baltimore has taught me that citizenship in all its various forms is carried out through unrelenting resolving, and perseverance to make the hope of change a reality throughout the national and international community.