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The Calm Before the Storm

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June 19th 2009
This is my first entry, and I'm a little exhausted right now, so you'll have to bear with me. I've just spent the past five hours trying to fit way too much stuff into a sixty liter backpack which looks much bigger than it actually is. My problem is that I have a tendency to underestimate. I thought I could finish my packing in three hours tonight; I couldn't. I thought I could easily fit all ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more