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November 2nd 2005
Halloween in Spain is not at all like it is in the states. It's not celebrated nationally and many people from Spain tend to look down on it. Maybe we got lucky then, being where we are, because there were actually Halloween celebrations in Salamanca. As much as I would love to think that there was any meaning to it, I realized early on in the night that Halloween is another way for bars to make m ... 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

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B-day: Sept. 28, 1978 Born: San Jose, CA, U.S.A. Visit 1: Will travel to Spain October 5, 2005 til December 3, 2005 for campus abroad program. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream." - Mark Twain Visit 2: Back out again May 28th, 2007 - June 14th, 2007.... Crete, Greece and London! Visit 3: Costa Rica! Visit 4: Mexicali, Mexico for an Alternative Spring Break community service trip - 2009 Visit ... full info

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