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Barcelona

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January 6th 2011
After three weeks of being with my family for Christmas break it was finally time to head to Europe for J term. For two weeks and two days I would be traveling the medetteriean on a cruise ship again. This past summer I had the amazing experience of attending Semester at Sea, which was basically a floating college that took us to eight different countries in a period of 66 days; it was the best ti ... 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