Cocoa Beach, Florida

A fortnight in the south

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July 12th 2006
Our time in the USA has come to an end. We´ve just spent the last two weeks having an interesting cultural experience in the southern states of America. Who would´ve thought the south and north were so different! For a starters it was so, so hot. Plus they talk and eat differently. We spent most of our time just out of Memphis attending a ´Pre-Field Orientation´conference as a prerequisit ... read more

North America » United States

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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