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Mis Padres Americanos y Yo

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February 15th 2009
…Jueves 12 continued- I took the bus out to the airport to meet Mom and Dad. I arrived at there at 7pm and their flight was to arrive at 7:25, so during this time I wrote in my journal as well as people watched because there was also a flight from Manchester, England that was arrive at about the same time that caused the airport to be full of British people (and English conversations!). Howeve ... 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