Steal Like And Artist: An Analysis

“We travel because we need to because distance and difference are the secret tonics to creativity. When we get home, home is still the same, but something in our minds has changed, and that changes everything.” ~ (Steal Like and artist, pg. 93). In his book, Austin Kleon uses this quote as a strategy to be more creative. He also mentions that we all have to move somewhere at some point, and we …need to find a place that fits us; creatively, socially, spiritually and literally” (Kleon, 2012). I think that we all need creativity in life and this quote is a way to find it. I could not agree more with this quote. Being away from home is definitely something that transforms mindset, a change having seen more of the world and learned more about our own selves while being away from home. It can be hard to directly measure what we have gained through our journey, but somewhere deep within it is felt more than words can describe. It could be a combination of a new smell that now seems familiar, a visual image that is engraved in our minds, a gastronomic food that has left our taste buds craving for more, …show more content…
It’s strange being away from home. But 2 years ago, I was sitting at home on Christmas night wishing I was somewhere else. And by the summer of 2014, my wish came true. I decided that I needed to leave not only my home but my country to pursue my ambitions. I left friends, family, my home and my life for the chance to roam the world and make deeper connections. I left home, but home never left my heart. I knew I had to leave, because if I stayed where I was, crime and a dark future were awaiting me. Going to school was never in my plans and getting a career seemed to be a dumb dream. I lived in a village, where farming and working in the fields was a job I started doing since I was 7 years old and it will probably be the job I’ll be doing now if I had stayed. I came here looking for a better life, for everything I had always dreamed