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Europe » Spain » Castile-La Mancha » Ciudad Real March 1st 2009

viernes 27 febrero 2009- I met the other CIEE students at the Hotel at 9 and after a five hour bus ride, we arrived in Madrid. I did manage to sleep and read a little on the bus, but seeing that I’m 6’4” and the bus seats are smaller here, it wasn’t the all that much fun. This whole weekend was paid for by my program and included two nights at a very nice hotel (Hotel Paso del Art), entrance to two art museums and the royal palace, two guided tours and 30 Euros to help pay for our lunch and dinners. At the hotel, I roomed with Dan, who is also doing the Camino de Santiago with me, so it was nice to get to know him better. After dropping off my bag, (I’ve learned ... read more
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Europe » Spain » Castile-La Mancha » Ciudad Real November 26th 2007

This weekend I spent some of the best days I have had in Spain in the company of Americans. few foreigners and I were welcomed into their Thanksgiving celebrations, far from the U.S. and our families, we made our own international Thanksgiving. And I would just like to take this opportunity to apologise for all the times I have generalised about American stupidity, or ignorance or any other Stereotype that the whole world enjoys loading onto the U.S.A. Apart from a certain girl from North Dakota who insisted on the being the exception that proved the rule, all the Americans I met this weekend were sweethearts. Warm, hospitable, funny, gracious, intelligent and open-minded, all of them able to be objective on their rather interesting reputation. Now, Im not saying that I agree with alot of U.S. ... read more




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