I’m originally from Oakland, I live in Vallejo now. I feel you. lol | by Abraham Woodliff | Medium

Yoooo! From one bay native to another, this is spot on.

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Abraham Woodliff

1 min readJan 21, 2019

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I’m originally from Oakland, I live in Vallejo now. I feel you. lol

Abraham Woodliff

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Bay Area native, Hip Hop nerd, literature and poetry enthusiast, freelance writer, gamer, caffeine addict. Follow me on Twitter.

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