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It's in America, but it's still foreign

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November 24th 2007
I’m writing this from our lovely hostel in New York City…and by lovely I mean I cannot believe I’m paying $100 a night to stay in a place that I feel I need to disinfect before I sleep. Such is the life of a poor college student. Our train ride up here was an adventure…the lady behind us talked (loudly) on her cell phone for a good hour about a lot of personal stuff I did not need to hea ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more