Background: Spain's powerful world empire of the 16th and 17th centuries ultimately yielded command of the seas to England. Subsequent failure to embrace the mercantile and industrial revolutions caused the country to fall behind Britain, France, and Germany in economic and political power. Spain remained neutral in World Wars I and II, but suffered through a devastating civil war (1936-39). In the second half of the 20th century, Spain has played a catch-up role in the western international community; it joined the EU in 1986. Continuing challenges include Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) terrorism and further reductions in unemployment.
July 20th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca Hello all!
Well, I made it through exam week! It was a rough go... and I´m really glad to have that done for a few days. I have one exam this coming week and then three the following week. Befor ... 2 photos[full story]
July 14th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca What a long week. We had classes 5 days this week, rather than the normal 4 to make up for a festival day we had off during our first week here. After classes Friday, we went on a little field trip ju ... 12 photos[full story]
July 8th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca I just wanted to post a quick blog about Rafa-mania!!! If I thought the EuroCup was a crazy spectacle in Spain... well, I guess I had yet to see a 5 hour tennis match in a college town!! What a fun ... 1 photos[full story]
July 5th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca Well, I made it through week one. It was a pretty stressful time, full of adjustments and flexibility on the part of everyone! The biggest news I have to report at this point is that we reserved a r ... 2 photos[full story]
July 3rd 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca Wow... has it been an interesting few days! Where did I leave off??? :)
I left from Granada, taking the 3 hour bus ride to Sevilla. Upon arriving to Sevilla, I made it into the Alcazar just in ... 3 photos[full story]
July 1st 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca Waking up this morning was in many ways a unique experience.
An empty room, blank white walls jealously gazing to the huge bag filled with memories. A message on my phone; "we miss you Mike, wish ... [full story]
May 29th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca By the way, check back on previous entries for pictures when I get them developed. If they'll put them on CD instead of prints, I'll add them to the right blog.
We had a great time in Barcelona. Th ... [full story]
May 30th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca as always with all the things in live, there is a beginning and an end. And so I have done my first exam in Spanish today. The subject was Economia Financiera Internacional. I think I passed it, but u ... [full story]
April 16th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca Im März haben wir einen 1 Tagesausflug gemacht nach Salamanca. Wir mussten ganz schön früh aufstehen, weil man doch 2 Stunden dort hinauffährt. Aber es war das sicher wert - wir hatten so ein Glück mi ... 148 photos[full story]
March 13th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Salamanca Si, the last weeks has been one big rush and soon it is time for a break. Apparently I've been asking too much from my body the last few months: I've been sick in bed for the past 2 days.. not hangove ... [full story]
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