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September 28th 2007
¡Hola! Had a great time in Madrid last night!!! Thankfully I made it through our boring meetings. Meetings in Spain are not like meetings in the US. In the US they shove food & coffee down your throats. They may even play games & have ice breakers. At least then there´s a 50/50 chance that you´ll stay awake. In Spain, they write on your schedule in BOLD LETTERS: WE WILL ONLY BE SERVIN ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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 ... ... read more