Church in Alicante

Estoy en Espana!!

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September 1st 2008
Hola! Greetings from Alicante, Spain. I have almost been in Spain for a week now and already it has been quite the experience. When we first arrived, all of the CIEE students stayed in a hotel for the first 2 nights. Right off of the plane, the teachers and program directors only spoke to us in Spanish. It was very hard to understand at first but little by little I find I can follow the conversati ... read more

Europe » Spain

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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