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Finally in Spain!

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January 25th 2008
Hey everyone!! Well as you probably already know, I am now in Valencia, Spain which will be my home for the next 4 months!! I am so excited to finally be here, but this last week and a half has been beyond crazy!! I left the states on Tuesday, January 15, and, with a 4 hour layover in Philly (which by the way is most def NOT the city of brotherly love), i ARRIVED IN Madrid at 10 AM on the 1 ... read more

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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