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.
April 25th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Valladolid Hello all! I'm sure you're all excited to hear the update on my family's visit last week.
Well, I can sum it up by saying we had a GREAT time & it was really nice to have them here.
I went down ... [full story]
April 15th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Valladolid Hello!
I know it's been a long time since you've heard from me, but I have no pics to add, so I feel bad just sending text....oh well, hopefully I'll write clearly enough so you have a full vision ... [full story]
February 25th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Valladolid Your eyes are getting heavy...you are VERY sleepy...you are going back to your High School World History Class & you are remembering the TREATY OF TORDESILLAS. Maybe you aren't.
Anyway, the Treaty ... [full story]
February 8th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Valladolid Tuesday night for Carnaval I went to the Negra Flor to party with the other people all dressed up...including the numerous, beautiful drag queens!!! I think we should celebrate Mardi Gras more in Wis ... 4 photos[full story]
February 7th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Valladolid Well, Carnaval weekend in Spain was a lot of fun...in fact, I had never celebrated Carnaval (Mardi Gras) in the US, so this was my first.
I was super sick pretty much all weekend, but I refused to ... [full story]
January 29th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Valladolid Apparently, to get your English teaching experience in, you have to leave the english speaking countries first. Before getting back into gear for our second semester abroad, Laurel and I spent the we ... [full story]
January 24th 2008Europe » Spain » Castile & Léon » Valladolid ¡Hola!
I apologize ahead of time for my negligence. I know it's been forever since I've blogged, but life has been crazy...but a good crazy.
Let's see, I don't remember my last entry exactly, b ... 2 photos[full story]
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