We arrived in Paris searching for a hostel to stay in the first night and had quite a hard time finding one. After purchasing a book about getting around Europe on a budget, we took the advice of the guide and went by Metro/foot to hostels seeking a room. One of the hostels actually laughed at us when we informed them we had no reservations and told us to follow the guy they had just sent out before us. So...we followed him, not in a stalker way at all, we actually talked and shared the map and found a hostel with [View Full Entry]

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Oh how I love you Madrid! The people, the weather, the fountains...the chupitos. I traveled to Madrid to study Spanish and discovered an entire culture surrounded around all the things I love...talking and meeting with friends, enjoying good food and dancing. Que bueno! Sure, I learned a little bit of espanol, but more importantly I learned about a completely different culture, which turned out to be not so different in the end... This was also the moment I decided I must learn more languages. My friend and I hung out with a group of guys from Senegal and Nigeria and was [View Full Entry]

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