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Once Upon a December

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January 25th 2010
Hello friends and family. I'm sorry that the last couple of months I've sort of "fallen off the earth," as you could say. I'm sure that you are curious to hear about what I did over Christmas break. Christmas season here really started for me when our school had it's Christmas party at the Hotel Mirador de Adra. It was quite the fancy occasion--everyone dressed in their Sunday best. There were lot ... read more

Europe » Spain » Andalusia » Almería

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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