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January 23rd 2009
Thursday January 22—This day started a little different than normal. Usually I take the 24 bus to campus, which is about 5 minute walk from mi casa, but it’s about a 40 minute ride to campus and is packed. So, today I decided to take the 36 bus with John, a CIEE friend, to campus, it is more direct by taking only 15 minutes, but comes only once an hour instead of every 5 minutes. We had tak ... 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