January in Guardo

Update on life in Spain in the new year!

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February 15th 2010
Hola a todos! So January flew by and I regret never updating my blog! I had a great trip over my winter break visiting friends in London and Cambridge around Christmas time and then traveling to Amsterdam, Budapest and Vienna with my friend Courtney. (Will send links to my photos from this trip separately.) Things have been going really well for me so far in Spain in the new year. I'm teac ... read more

Europe » Spain » Castile & León » Palencia

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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